There's a title that's bound to anger a few angry Christians. I don't honestly know if the Bible has any lesbians, just as the angry and judgemental Christians who insist on condemning homosexuals have no idea if the Bible truly condemns homosexuality. The Bible - like most ancient literature - is bound to the constraints of language - and having been through multiple centuries, many societies and numerous languages - interpretation of many parts of the Bible ends up being whatever the reader wants it to say.
That being said, there are arguments to the presence of lesbians in the Bible. Specifically Ruth and Naomi - argued by the following passage(Ruth 1:16-17):
16And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
17Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
This verse is frequently used in Christian HETEROSEXUAL wedding ceremonies. It is a beautiful verse - but it is, in fact - spoken by a woman - to a woman. In my opinion, this is not evidence of lesbians in the Bible - but strong evidence of time, languages and cultures making literal interpretation of the Bible illogical. It does show a deep love between two women - which may be the equivalent of a lesbian relationship in Biblical times - how would we know? And if so, perhaps we should use it to show that despite some popular beliefs - homosexual relationships are not based on sexual desires alone.

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