Ordinary Women of the Bible books in order

The Ordinary Women of the Bible series features 20 biblical fiction novellas published from 2019 to 2024, each about a lesser-known woman from Scripture.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Healer’s Touch: Tikva’s Story 2020 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
2 Rich Beyond Measure: Zlata’s Story 2020 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
3 The Last Drop of Oil: Adaliah’s Story 2020 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
4 Her Source of Strength, Raya’s Story 2020 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
5 A Perilous Journey: Phoebe’s Story 2020 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
6 Raised for a Purpose, Talia’s Story 2021 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
7 Where He Leads Me: Zipporah’s story 2021 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
8 Alone at the Well: Photine’s Story 2021 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
9 The Prophet’s Songbird: Atarah’s Story 2023 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
10 The Ark Builder’s Wife: Zarah’s Story 2024 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
11 Pursued by a King: Abigail’s Story 2024 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
12 Daughter of Light: Charilene’s Story 2024 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
13 The Reluctant Rival: Leah’s Story 2024 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
14 A Mother’s Sacrifice: Jochebed’s Story 2019 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
15 An Eternal Love, Tabitha’s Story 2020 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
16 An Unlikely Witness, Joanna’s Story 2020 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
17 Befitting Royalty, Lydia’s Story 2020 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
18 No Stone Cast, Eliyanahs Story 2020 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
19 The Life Giver, Shiphrah’s Story 2020 Jill Eileen Smith Buy
20 The Dreamweaver’s Bride 2021 Jill Eileen Smith Buy

Ordinary Women of the Bible is Jill Eileen Smith’s largest series, with 20 entries published between 2019 and 2024. Unlike her earlier series focused on well-known figures like Bathsheba or Rachel, this collection tells the stories of unnamed or barely mentioned women from the Bible.

Each novella gives a name and a full story to a woman who appears only briefly in Scripture. The Healer’s Touch: Tikva’s Story, Rich Beyond Measure: Zlata’s Story, and A Perilous Journey: Phoebe’s Story are examples. The series covers women from both the Old and New Testaments, imagining their daily lives and personal struggles.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Ordinary Women of the Bible series?

There are twenty books in the Ordinary Women of the Bible series, published between 2019 and 2024.

What is the first book in the Ordinary Women of the Bible series?

The first book in the Ordinary Women of the Bible series is The Healer’s Touch: Tikva’s Story, published in 2020.

What makes the Ordinary Women of the Bible series different from Jill Eileen Smith's other work?

This series focuses on lesser-known women rather than the famous wives and queens of her other novels. Characters like Tikva, Zlata, Adaliah, and Phoebe are invented or drawn from brief biblical mentions, with each story imagining a full life around a small scriptural reference.

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