Peninniah
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Peninniah was a follower of Father Divine and his wife. She was first called "Sister Penny" then "Mother Penny" and finally referred to as "Mother Divine" or "Mother of the Faithful". Peninniah became known for her free dinners, the forerunners of the later lavish "Holy Communion" banquets that helped to attract new followers to the movement.
When
- First attested
- 1914 CE
- Attested period
- 1914 – 1930
- Historical notes
- Married to Father Divine between 1914 and 1917.
Relationships
- consort of
- Father Divine
- co occurs with
- Reverend Major Jealous Divine
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In this period, Father Divine was married to Peninniah (biblical name and the name of Peninnah, first wife of Elkanah the father of the prophet Samuel with variant spellings: Penninah, Peninnah, Penniah), a follower, who was many years older than himself. Both Penninah and Father Divine would assert that the marriage was never physically consummated.”
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