Women
177 references
- Creation of Gen. 1:27; 2:21,22
- Named Gen. 2:23
- Fall of, and curse upon Gen. 3:1-16; 2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:14
- Promise to Gen. 3:15
- Had separate apartments in dwellings Gen. 24:67; 31:33; Esth. 2:9,11
- Veiled the face Gen. 24:65
- See Vail
- Vows of Num. 30:3-16
- When jealously charged with infidelity, their guilt or innocence was to be determined by an ordeal Num. 5:12-31
- Took part in ancient worship Exod. 15:20; 21; 38:8; 1 Sam. 2:22
- In chorus 1 Chr. 25:5,6; Ezra 2:65; Neh. 7:67
- Worshiped in separate compartments Exod. 38:8; 1 Sam. 2:22
- Consecrated jewels to tabernacle Exod. 35:22
- Mirrors Exod. 38:8
- Required to attend to the reading of the law of Moses Deut. 31:12; Josh. 8:35
- Purifications of
- After menstruation Lev. 15:19-33; 2 Sam. 11:4
- After childbirth Lev. 12; Luke 2:22
- Difference in ceremonies made between male and female children Lev. 12
- Religious privileges of, among early Christians Acts 1:14; 12:12,13; 1 Cor. 11:5; 14:34; 1 Tim. 2:11
- Domestic duties of Gen. 18:6; Prov. 31:15-19; Matt. 24:41
- Cooked Gen. 18:6
- Spun Exod. 35:25,26; 1 Sam. 2:19; Prov. 31:19-24
- Embroidered Prov. 31:22
- Made garments Acts 9:39
- Gleaned Ruth 2:8
- Kept vineyards Song 1:6
- Tended flocks and herds Gen. 24:11,13,14,19,20; 29:9; Exod. 2:16
- Worked in fields Isa. 27:11; Ezek. 26:6,8
- Was a doorkeeper Matt. 26:69; John 18:16,17; Acts 12:13,14
- Forbidden to wear men' s costume Deut. 22:5
- Wore hair long 1 Cor. 11:5-15
- Rules for dress of Christian 1 Tim. 2:9,10; 1 Pet. 3:3,4
- Ornaments of Isa. 3:16-23
- Weaker than men 1 Pet. 3:7
- Are timid Isa. 19:16; Jer. 50:37; 51:30; Nah. 3:13
- Are affectionate 2 Sam. 1:26
- Are tender to her offspring Isa. 49:15; Lam. 4:10
- Are mirthsome Judg. 11:34; 21:21; Jer. 31:13; Zech. 9:17
- Are courteous to strangers Gen. 24:17
- Could not marry without the consent of parents Gen. 24:3,4; 34:6; Exod. 22:17
- Not to be given in marriage was considered a calamity Judg. 11:37; Ps. 78:63; Isa. 4:1
- Taken captive Num. 31:9,15,17,18,35; Lam. 1:18; Ezek. 30:17,18
- Punishment to be inflicted upon men for seducing, when betrothed Deut. 22:23-27
- Punishment for seducing, when not betrothed Exod. 22:16,17; Deut. 22:28,29
- Treated with cruelty in war Deut. 32:25; Lam. 2:21; 5:11
- Virtuous, held in high estimation Ruth 3:11; Prov. 31:10-30
- Fond of self-indulgence Isa. 32:9-11
- Fond of ornaments Jer. 2:32
- Subtle and deceitful Prov. 6:24-29,32-35; 7:6-27; Eccl. 7:26
- Silly, and easily led into error 2 Tim. 3:6
- Zealous in promoting superstition and idolatry Jer. 7:18; Ezek. 13:17,23
- Active in instigating to iniquity Num. 31:15,16; 1 Kgs. 21:25; Neh. 13:26
- Guilty of sodomy 2 Kgs. 23:7; Rom. 1:26
- As rulers Isa. 3:12
- Deborah Judg. 4:4
- Athaliah 2 Kgs. 11:1-16; 2 Chr. 22:2,3,10-12
- Queen of Sheba 1 Kgs. 10:1-13
- Queen Candace Acts 8:27
- A Persian queen sat on a throne beside her king Neh. 2:6
- Patriotic
- Miriam Exod. 15:20
- Deborah JDG 5
- The women of Israel 1 Sam. 18:6
- The women of the Philistines 2 Sam. 1:20
- Help in defensive operations Judg. 9:53
- As poets
- Miriam Exod. 15:21
- Deborah JDG 5
- Hannah 1 Sam. 2:1-10
- Elisabeth Luke 1:42-45
- Mary Luke 1:46-55
- As prophets
- Miriam Exod. 15:20,21; Mic. 6:4
- Deborah Judg. 4:4,5
- Huldah 2 Kgs. 22:14-20; 2 Chr. 34:22-28
- Noadiah Neh. 6:14
- Anna Luke 2:36-38
- Philip' s four unmarried daughters Acts 21:9
- False prophets Ezek. 13:17-23
- In business Prov. 31:14-18,24
- Property rights of
- In inheritance Num. 27:1-11; 36; Josh. 17:3-6; Job 42:15
- To sell real estate Ruth 4:3-9
- Sold for husband' s debts Matt. 18:25
- First to sin Gen. 3:6
- Last at the cross Matt. 27:55,56; Mark 15:40,41
- First at the gravesite Mark 15:46,47; 16:1-6; Luke 23:27,28,49,55,56; 24:1-10
- First to whom the risen Lord appeared Mark 16:9; John 20:14-18
- Converted by preaching of Paul Acts 16:14,15; 17:4,12,34
- Social status of
- In Persia Esth. 1:10-22; Dan. 5:1-12
- In Roman customs Acts 24:24; 25:13,23; 26:30
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Gen. 2:18,21-24; 3:16; Esth. 1:20-22; Prov. 11:16,22; 12:4; 14:1; 18:22; 19:13,14; 21:9,19; 25:24; 27:15,16; 30:21-23; 31:10-31; Eccl. 7:26-28; Isa. 3:16-24; 32:9-12; Ezek. 13:17-23; 1 Cor. 11:3-15; 14:34,35; 1 Tim. 2:9-15; 3:11; 5:1-16; 2 Tim. 3:6,7; Titus 2:3-5
- See Widow
- See Wife
- See also [4261]HUSBANDS
- See Parents
- GOOD
- INSTANCES OF
- Deborah, a judge, prophetess, and military leader JDG 4; 5
- Mother of Samson Judg. 13:23
- Naomi RUT 1; 2; 3:1
- Ruth Ruth 1:4,14-22
- And RUT 2; 3; 4
- Hannah, the mother of Samuel 1 Sam. 1:9-18,24-28
- Widow of Zarephath, who fed Elijah during the famine 1 Kgs. 17:8-24
- The Shunammite woman, who gave hospitality to Elisha 2 Kgs. 4:8-38
- Vashti Esth. 1:11,12
- Esther Esth. 4:15-17
- Mary Luke 1:26-38
- Elisabeth Luke 1:6,41-45
- Anna Luke 2:37
- The widow who put her two mite (small coins, Greek: leptas) into the treasury Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:2-4
- Mary and Martha Mark 14:3-9; Luke 10:42; John 11:5
- Mary Magdalene Mark 16:1; Luke 8:2; John 20:1,2,11-16
- Pilate' s wife Matt. 27:19
- Dorcas (Tabitha) Acts 9:36
- Lydia Acts 16:14
- Priscilla (Prisca) Acts 18:26
- Phoebe Rom. 16:1,2
- Julia Rom. 16:15
- Mary Rom. 16:6
- Lois and Eunice 2 Tim. 1:5
- The Philippian Christians Phil. 4:3
- FIGURATIVE
- Of the body (ekklesia) of Christ Ps. 45:2-15; Gal. 4:26; Rev. 12:1
- Of saints Matt. 25:1-4; 2 Cor. 11:2; Rev. 14:4
- WICKED 2 Kgs. 9:30-37; 23:7; Jer. 44:15-19,25; Ezek. 8:14; Rom. 1:26
- Zeal of, in licentious practices of idolatry 2 Kgs. 23:7; Hos. 4:13,14
- Full of deceit and licentiousness Prov. 2:16-19; 5:3-20; 6:24-29,32-35; 7:6-27; Eccl. 7:26; Ezek. 16:32
- Commits forgery 1 Kgs. 21:8
- Silly and wayward 2 Tim. 3:6
- INSTANCES OF
- Eve, in yielding to temptation and seducing her husband Gen. 3:6; 1 Tim. 2:14
- Sarah, in her jealousy and malice toward Hagar Gen. 21:9-11; with 21:12-21
- Lot' s wife, in her rebellion against her situation, and against the destruction of Sodom Gen. 19:26; Luke 17:32
- The daughters of Lot, in their incestuous lust Gen. 19:31-38
- Rebekah, in her partiality for Jacob, and her sharp practice to secure for him Isaac' s blessing Gen. 27:11-17
- Rachel, in her jealousy of Leah Gen. 30:1
- Rachel, in stealing images Gen. 31:19,34
- Leah, in her imitation of Rachel in the matter of children Gen. 30:9-18
- Dinah, in her fornication Gen. 34:1,2
- Tamar, in her adultery Gen. 38:14-24
- Potiphar' s wife, in her lascivious lust and slander against Joseph Gen. 39:7-20
- Zipporah, in her persecution of Moses on account of his religious obligations Exod. 4:25,26
- Miriam, in her sedition with Aaron against Moses Num. 12
- Rahab, in her harlotry Josh. 2:1
- Delilah, in her conspiracy against Samson Judg. 16:4-20
- Peninnah, the wife of Elkanah, in her jealous taunting of Hannah 1 Sam. 1:4-8
- The Midianite woman in the camp of Israel, taken in adultery Num. 25:6-8
- Michal, in her derision of David' s religious zeal 2 Sam. 6:16,20-23
- Bath-sheba, in her adultery, in becoming the wife of her husband' s murderer 2 Sam. 11:4,5,27; 12:9,10
- Solomon' s wives, in their idolatrous and wicked influence over Solomon 1 Kgs. 11:1-11; Neh. 13:26
- Jezebel, in her persecution and destruction of the prophets of the Lord 1 Kgs. 18:4,13
- Jezebel, in her persecution of Elijah 1 Kgs. 19:2
- Jezebel, in her conspiracy against Naboth, to cheat him out of his vineyard 1 Kgs. 21:1-16
- Jezebel, in her evil counsels to, and influence over, Ahab 1 Kgs. 21:25; with 21:17-27
- And 2 Kgs. 9:30-37
- The cannibalistic mothers of Samaria 2 Kgs. 6:28,29
- Athaliah, in destroying the royal household and usurping the throne 2 Kgs. 11:1-16; 2 Chr. 22:10,12; 23:12-15
- The sodomites of the southern kingdom (Judah) 2 Kgs. 23:7
- Noadiah, a false prophetess in attempting to intimidate the Jews when they were restoring Jerusalem Neh. 6:14
- Haman' s wife, in advising him to hang Mordecai Esth. 5:14; 6:13
- Job' s wife, in suggesting to him that he curse God and die Job 2:9; 19:17
- Gomer, the adulterous wife of Hosea Hos. 1:2,3; 3:1
- Herodias, in her incestuous marriage with Herod Antipas Matt. 14:3,4; Mark 6:17-19; Luke 3:19
- Herodius, by indirectly causing John the Baptist to be decapitated Matt. 14:6-11; Mark 6:24-28
- The daughter of Herodias, in her complicity with her mother in securing the death of John the Baptist Matt. 14:8; Mark 6:18-28
- Sapphira, in her blasphemous falsehood Acts 5:2-10
- The woman caught in the act of adultery and brought to Jesus in the temple John 8:1-11
- FIGURATIVE
- Of backsliding Jer. 6:2; Rev. 17:4,18
- Of evil people Isa. 32:9,11; Matt. 25:1-13
- SYMBOLICAL
- Of wickedness Zech. 5:7,8; Rev. 17; 19:2
- See Wife
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.