Childhood of girls

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The authors of the Bible are males. They have no direct knowledge of the life of girls, before marriage.


Rachel

Meeting with Jacob at the well.

Miriam

Miriam was the daughter of Amram and Jochebed; she was the sister of Aaron and Moses, the leader of the Israelites in ancient Egypt. Miriam is described as a "prophetess" when she leads the Israelites in the Song of the Sea after Pharaoh's army is destroyed at the Sea of Reeds.

The narrative of Moses' infancy in the Torah describes an unnamed sister of Moses observing him being placed in the Nile (Exodus 2:4); she is traditionally identified as Miriam.

Deborah

Queen Esther