Matriarchs (Bible)

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The Matriarchs (Hebrew: אמהות, Imahot ; "mothers") are four important women mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, the wives of the Biblical Patriarchs. They are:

• Sarah, wife of Abraham;
• Rebeccah, wife of Isaac;
• Leah and Rachel, the wives of Jacob.

They are considered to be the ancestral "mothers" of the ancient Children of Israel as well as of the Jewish people.^{[citation needed]}

Thus classical Judaism considers itself to have three male Patriarchs and four mothers.^{[citation needed]}