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Shiphrah

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Shiphrah (shĭf`rə), in the Bible, midwife ordered to kill Hebrew boys.


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First, two God-fearing midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, disobey the Egyptian pharaoh's order to kill every male child born to the enslaved Israelite people.
A woman's place is in the Bible: far from being just a story about ... by Hens-Piazza, Gina / U.S. Catholic
The first image of leader that Porter uses is of Puah and Shiphrah, the midwives in Exodus, as archetypes of those leaders who nurture others and give help give birth to new ideas and dreams.
Leading Ladies: Transformative Biblical Images for Women's Leadership by Kleingartner, Connie / Currents in Theology and Mission
The midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, defy the Pharaoh's command to kill every male infant (Exod 2:16).
Moses / Jesus / Women: Does the New Testament Offer a Feminist ... by Fuchs, Esther / Cross Currents
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