Home›Matriarchs›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups figures by the wider religious tradition that recognizes them. Wikipedia notes that "within Christianity, veneration is practiced by groups such as the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, all of which have varying types of canonization or glorification processes." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every figure from one religious tradition together.FactsLearn MoreTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe founding mothers of the biblical narrative, honoured alongside the patriarchs as ancestresses of the covenant community. In Jewish usage the Matriarchs are four, and the title does not extend to every woman of Genesis. 2Size of the Traditional SetWell-attestedFour: Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah. 2Tradition: JudaismDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedFigures 1Learn MoreThe matriarchs This group gathers the matriarchs, the founding mothers of the Abrahamic peoples, whose stories run alongside those of the patriarchs and who are honoured as ancestresses of the covenant community. The browser will find figures such as Eve and Sarah of the biblical narrative. The entries describe each as scripture presents her, noting their place in the tradition's memory.TraditionFilter Results8 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll14,800,000 (1)324,000,000 (1)1,200,000,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll14,800,000 (1)324,000,000 (1)1,200,000,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (4)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (3)Era of Decline End YearAll529 (1)550 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll380 (2)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Disestablished (1)Varies by Province (3)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (1)Customary Norm (4)Membership Figure As OfAll2010-01-01 (3)2011-01-27 (1)2012-12-18 (2)2013-01-01 (1)2016-12-31 (1)2020-01-01 (4)Origin Period End YearAll3000 BCE (1)700 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)400 BCE (2)632 (1)712 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll3300 BCE (1)1500 BCE (1)1400 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)610 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage may licitly be polygynous (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Interest of any kind on a loan is forbidden (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (2)Living, and practised in varied local forms (1)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (4)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Two and a half percent. (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (2)Living tradition, practised today (6)TheologyAllAncestor-centred (1)Animist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (2)Monistic: one ultimate reality behind all appearance (1)Monotheistic: one God (2)Non-theistic: no creator god is central (1)Panentheistic: the divine both within the world and beyond it (1)Polytheistic: many gods (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAncient Egyptian ReligionTradition2 entriesAncient Greek ReligionTradition2 entriesBuddhismTradition1 entryHinduismTradition1 entryIslamTradition2 entriesJudaismTradition6 entriesShintoTradition1 entryVietnamese Folk ReligionTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd editiontier 1Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik (eds.), Macmillan Reference USA, 2007on the matriarchs of the Genesis narrativesView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.