Personalities · 11 · Haggai
Women built the tabernacle too
Exodus repeatedly mentions the skilled women who spun blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and goats' hair for God's dwelling.
A small people needs all hands on deck.
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After defeat, building replaced war as the main arena of communal action, opening more room for women in public life. A decimated population couldn't afford to sideline half its members, and women had much to teach about surviving against the odds.
Bible reference: Exodus 35:25–26
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 172–173
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