Water from the Well: Women of the Bible: Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah

by Anne Roiphe

Book Overview

Water from the Well is a journey four thousand years back to the time of Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah. The graceful prose of renowned author Anne Roiphe brilliantly captures these biblical women and makes their fascinating stories come alive.

As each story unfolds, we find that the matriarchs had to overcome the same devastating obstacles women face today--infertility, lust, abandonment, and uncertainty--yet they managed to cope with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060737972
• ISBN13: 9780060737979
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Feminist Midrash

Ann Roiphe has written an enthralling story based on various midrashes on Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah. She has used the tradional patriarchal interpretations of these women's lives and given them a feminist augmentation and perspective. Well done!

A blend of anthropology, religious study and folklore has been culled to build a foundation of knowl

WATER FROM THE WELL: SARAH, REBEKAH, RACHEL AND LEAH focuses on the true stories of four Biblical women whose influence on the early stories of the Bible will reach not just Christians but Jewish and Muslim faiths. Texts of different religions, from the Torah and prayer books to the Bible, are utilized in Roiphe's study of the women's personalities, struggles, and interactions with God. A blend of anthropology, religious study and folklore has been culled to build a foundation of knowledge based on known facts and source materials in this outstanding study. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch