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    Chapter 5 · Bat mitzvah track

    Seven prophetesses - Esther among them

    Lesson 12 of 30 15 min

    On daf י״ד ע״א (14a) the Gemara counts forty-eight prophets and seven prophetesses. Learn the list and prepare a dvar Torah for the bat mitzvah.

    Lesson goals
    • 01Name the seven prophetesses
    • 02See how the Gemara builds a list
    • 03Build a short dvar Torah
    01

    The list

    Megillah 14a
    ארבעים ושמונה נביאים ושבע נביאות נתנבאו להם לישראל

    Forty-eight prophets and seven prophetesses prophesied to Israel.

    The seven prophetesses according to the Gemara: Sarah, Miriam, Devorah, Chana, Avigail, Chuldah and Esther.

    1. 1Separate the two counts
    2. 2Name the seven prophetesses
    3. 3Connect each name to the Gemara’s evidence
    Practice

    Choose one prophetess and write a five-line dvar Torah about her.

    Lesson wrap-up

    You finished the track - now you teach.

    Check your understanding

    Test yourself before marking the lesson complete.

    Question 1 of 2

    How many prophetesses does the Gemara count?

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