Helpmates, Harlots, and Heroes Quotes

“(Judg. 11:11–28). He makes a vow to God that if God gives him victory, he will sacrifice whoever or whatever (the Hebrew can mean either) comes out of his house to meet him first (Judg. 11:30–31).”
― Alice Ogden Bellis, Helpmates, Harlots, and Heroes, Second Edition: Women's Stories in the Hebrew Bible

“I followed my thinking around corners and up trees and through the woods until it came out the other side. On that other side was a possibility. What if Delilah knew of Samson’s exploits in Timnah?”
― Alice Ogden Bellis, Helpmates, Harlots, and Heroes, Second Edition: Women's Stories in the Hebrew Bible