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Women Prophets Mentioned in Jewish Texts Tanakh and Talmud The Jewish tradition (encompassing the Tanakh and subsequent Rabbinic literature like the Talmud and Midrash) acknowledges that women possessed the gift of prophecy, referred to in Hebrew as Neviah (נְבִיאָה). I. Explicitly Named “Prophetess” (Neviah) in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) These...