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Creation of
NamedGenesis 1:27-27Genesis 2:21-22
Fall of, and curse uponGenesis 2:23-23
Promise toGenesis 3:1-162 Corinthians 11:3-31 Timothy 2:14-14
Had separate apartments in dwellingsGenesis 3:15-15
Veiled the faceGenesis 24:67-67Genesis 31:33-33Esther 2:9-9Esther 2:11-11
See VAILGenesis 24:65-65
[VAIL]Vows of
When jealously charged with infidelity, their guilt or innocence was to be determined by an ordealNumbers 30:3-16
Took part in ancient worshipNumbers 5:12-31
In chorusExodus 15:20-20Exodus 21:1-36Exodus 38:8-81 Samuel 2:22-22
Worshiped in separate compartments1 Chronicles 25:5-6Ezra 2:65-65Nehemiah 7:67-67
Consecrated jewels to tabernacleExodus 38:8-81 Samuel 2:22-22
MirrorsExodus 35:22-22
Required to attend to the reading of the law of MosesExodus 38:8-8
Purifications ofDeuteronomy 31:12-12Joshua 8:35-35
After menstruationDifference in ceremonies made between male and female childrenAfter childbirthLeviticus 15:19-332 Samuel 11:4-4Leviticus 12:1-8Luke 2:22-22
Religious privileges of, among early ChristiansLeviticus 12:1-8
Domestic duties ofActs 1:14-14Acts 12:12-131 Corinthians 11:5-51 Corinthians 14:34-341 Timothy 2:11-11
CookedGenesis 18:6-6Proverbs 31:15-19Matthew 24:41-41
SpunGenesis 18:6-6
EmbroideredExodus 35:25-261 Samuel 2:19-19Proverbs 31:19-24
Made garmentsProverbs 31:22-22
GleanedActs 9:39-39
Kept vineyardsRuth 2:8-8
Tended flocks and herdsSong of Solomon 1:6-6
Worked in fieldsGenesis 24:11-11Genesis 24:13-14Genesis 24:19-20Genesis 29:9-9Exodus 2:16-16
Was a doorkeeperIsaiah 27:11-11Ezekiel 26:6-6Ezekiel 26:8-8
Forbidden to wear men's costumeMatthew 26:69-69John 18:16-17Acts 12:13-14
Wore hair longDeuteronomy 22:5-5
Rules for dress of Christian1 Corinthians 11:5-15
Ornaments of1 Timothy 2:9-101 Peter 3:3-4
Weaker than menIsaiah 3:16-23
Are timid1 Peter 3:7-7
Are affectionateIsaiah 19:16-16Jeremiah 50:37-37Jeremiah 51:30-30Nahum 3:13-13
Are tender to her offspring2 Samuel 1:26-26
Are mirthsomeIsaiah 49:15-15Lamentations 4:10-10
Are courteous to strangersJudges 11:34-34Judges 21:21-21Jeremiah 31:13-13Zechariah 9:17-17
Could not marry without the consent of parentsGenesis 24:17-17
Not to be given in marriage was considered a calamityGenesis 24:3-4Genesis 34:6-6Exodus 22:17-17
Taken captiveJudges 11:37-37Psalms 78:63-63Isaiah 4:1-1
Punishment to be inflicted upon men for seducing, when betrothedNumbers 31:9-9Numbers 31:15-15Numbers 31:17-18Numbers 31:35-35Lamentations 1:18-18Ezekiel 30:17-18
Punishment for seducing, when not betrothedDeuteronomy 22:23-27
Treated with cruelty in warExodus 22:16-17Deuteronomy 22:28-29
Virtuous, held in high estimationDeuteronomy 32:25-25Lamentations 2:21-21Lamentations 5:11-11
Fond of self-indulgenceRuth 3:11-11Proverbs 31:10-30
Fond of ornamentsIsaiah 32:9-11
Subtle and deceitfulJeremiah 2:32-32
Silly, and easily led into errorProverbs 6:24-29Proverbs 6:32-35Proverbs 7:6-27Ecclesiastes 7:26-26
Zealous in promoting superstition and idolatry2 Timothy 3:6-6
Active in instigating to iniquityJeremiah 7:18-18Ezekiel 13:17-17Ezekiel 13:23-23
Guilty of sodomyNumbers 31:15-161 Kings 21:25-25Nehemiah 13:26-26
As rulers2 Kings 23:7-7Romans 1:26-26
DeborahIsaiah 3:12-12
AthaliahJudges 4:4-4
Queen of Sheba2 Kings 11:1-162 Chronicles 22:2-32 Chronicles 22:10-12
Queen Candace1 Kings 10:1-13
A Persian queen sat on a throne beside her kingActs 8:27-27
PatrioticNehemiah 2:6-6
MiriamHelp in defensive operationsDeborahExodus 15:20-20The women of IsraelJudges 5:1-31The women of the Philistines1 Samuel 18:6-62 Samuel 1:20-20
As poetsJudges 9:53-53
MiriamAs prophetsDeborahExodus 15:21-21HannahJudges 5:1-31Elisabeth1 Samuel 2:1-10MaryLuke 1:42-45Luke 1:46-55
MiriamFalse prophetsDeborahExodus 15:20-21Micah 6:4-4HuldahJudges 4:4-5Noadiah2 Kings 22:14-202 Chronicles 34:22-28AnnaNehemiah 6:14-14Philip's four unmarried daughtersLuke 2:36-38Acts 21:9-9
In businessEzekiel 13:17-23
Property rights ofProverbs 31:14-18Proverbs 31:24-24
In inheritanceSold for husband's debtsTo sell real estateNumbers 27:1-11Numbers 36:1-13Joshua 17:3-6Job 42:15-15Ruth 4:3-9
First to sinMatthew 18:25-25
Last at the crossGenesis 3:6-6
First at the gravesiteMatthew 27:55-56Mark 15:40-41
First to whom the risen Lord appearedMark 15:46-47Mark 16:1-6Luke 23:27-28Luke 23:49-49Luke 23:55-56Luke 24:1-10
Converted by preaching of PaulMark 16:9-9John 20:14-18
Social status ofActs 16:14-15Acts 17:4-4Acts 17:12-12Acts 17:34-34
In PersiaUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOIn Roman customsEsther 1:10-22Daniel 5:1-12Acts 24:24-24Acts 25:13-13Acts 25:23-23Acts 26:30-30
GOODGenesis 2:18-18Genesis 2:21-24Genesis 3:16-16Esther 1:20-22Proverbs 11:16-16Proverbs 11:22-22Proverbs 12:4-4Proverbs 14:1-1Proverbs 18:22-22Proverbs 19:13-14Proverbs 21:9-9Proverbs 21:19-19Proverbs 25:24-24Proverbs 27:15-16Proverbs 30:21-23Proverbs 31:10-31Ecclesiastes 7:26-28Isaiah 3:16-24Isaiah 32:9-12Ezekiel 13:17-231 Corinthians 11:3-151 Corinthians 14:34-351 Timothy 2:9-151 Timothy 3:11-111 Timothy 5:1-162 Timothy 3:6-7Titus 2:3-5
See WIDOW[WIDOW]See WIFE[WIFE]See also HUSBANDS[HUSBAND]See PARENTS[PARENTS]
INSTANCES OFFIGURATIVE
Deborah, a judge, prophetess, and military leaderMother of SamsonJudges 4:1-24Judges 5:1-31NaomiJudges 13:23-23RuthRuth 1:1-22Ruth 2:1-23Ruth 3:1-1AndRuth 1:4-4Ruth 1:14-22Hannah, the mother of SamuelRuth 2:1-23Ruth 3:1-18Ruth 4:1-22Widow of Zarephath, who fed Elijah during the famine1 Samuel 1:9-181 Samuel 1:24-28The Shunammite woman, who gave hospitality to Elisha1 Kings 17:8-24Vashti2 Kings 4:8-38EstherEsther 1:11-12MaryEsther 4:15-17ElisabethLuke 1:26-38AnnaLuke 1:6-6Luke 1:41-45The widow who put her two mite (small coins, Greek: leptas) into the treasuryLuke 2:37-37Mary and MarthaMark 12:41-44Luke 21:2-4Mary MagdaleneMark 14:3-9Luke 10:42-42John 11:5-5Pilate's wifeMark 16:1-1Luke 8:2-2John 20:1-2John 20:11-16Dorcas (Tabitha)Matthew 27:19-19LydiaActs 9:36-36Priscilla (Prisca)Acts 16:14-14PhoebeActs 18:26-26JuliaRomans 16:1-2MaryRomans 16:15-15Lois and EuniceRomans 16:6-6The Philippian Christians2 Timothy 1:5-5Philippians 4:3-3
Of the body (ekklesia) of ChristWICKEDOf saintsPsalms 45:2-15Galatians 4:26-26Revelation 12:1-1Matthew 25:1-42 Corinthians 11:2-2Revelation 14:4-4
INSTANCES OF2 Kings 9:30-372 Kings 23:7-7Jeremiah 44:15-19Jeremiah 44:25-25Ezekiel 8:14-14Romans 1:26-26
Zeal of, in licentious practices of idolatryFull of deceit and licentiousness2 Kings 23:7-7Hosea 4:13-14Commits forgeryProverbs 2:16-19Proverbs 5:3-20Proverbs 6:24-29Proverbs 6:32-35Proverbs 7:6-27Ecclesiastes 7:26-26Ezekiel 16:32-32Silly and wayward1 Kings 21:8-82 Timothy 3:6-6
Eve, in yielding to temptation and seducing her husbandFIGURATIVESarah, in her jealousy and malice toward HagarGenesis 3:6-61 Timothy 2:14-14Lot's wife, in her rebellion against her situation, and against the destruction of SodomGenesis 21:9-11Genesis 21:12-21The daughters of Lot, in their incestuous lustGenesis 19:26-26Luke 17:32-32Rebekah, in her partiality for Jacob, and her sharp practice to secure for him Isaac's blessingGenesis 19:31-38Rachel, in her jealousy of LeahGenesis 27:11-17Rachel, in stealing imagesGenesis 30:1-1Leah, in her imitation of Rachel in the matter of childrenGenesis 31:19-19Genesis 31:34-34Dinah, in her fornicationGenesis 30:9-18Tamar, in her adulteryGenesis 34:1-2Potiphar's wife, in her lascivious lust and slander against JosephGenesis 38:14-24Zipporah, in her persecution of Moses on account of his religious obligationsGenesis 39:7-20Miriam, in her sedition with Aaron against MosesExodus 4:25-26Rahab, in her harlotryNumbers 12:1-16Delilah, in her conspiracy against SamsonJoshua 2:1-1Peninnah, the wife of Elkanah, in her jealous taunting of HannahJudges 16:4-20The Midianite woman in the camp of Israel, taken in adultery1 Samuel 1:4-8Michal, in her derision of David's religious zealNumbers 25:6-8Bath-sheba, in her adultery, in becoming the wife of her husband's murderer2 Samuel 6:16-162 Samuel 6:20-23Solomon's wives, in their idolatrous and wicked influence over Solomon2 Samuel 11:4-52 Samuel 11:27-272 Samuel 12:9-10Jezebel, in her persecution and destruction of the prophets of the Lord1 Kings 11:1-11Nehemiah 13:26-26Jezebel, in her persecution of Elijah1 Kings 18:4-41 Kings 18:13-13Jezebel, in her conspiracy against Naboth, to cheat him out of his vineyard1 Kings 19:2-2Jezebel, in her evil counsels to, and influence over, Ahab1 Kings 21:1-16And1 Kings 21:25-251 Kings 21:17-27The cannibalistic mothers of Samaria2 Kings 9:30-37Athaliah, in destroying the royal household and usurping the throne2 Kings 6:28-29The sodomites of the southern kingdom (Judah)2 Kings 11:1-162 Chronicles 22:10-102 Chronicles 22:12-122 Chronicles 23:12-15Noadiah, a false prophetess in attempting to intimidate the Jews when they were restoring Jerusalem2 Kings 23:7-7Haman's wife, in advising him to hang MordecaiNehemiah 6:14-14Job's wife, in suggesting to him that he curse God and dieEsther 5:14-14Esther 6:13-13Gomer, the adulterous wife of HoseaJob 2:9-9Job 19:17-17Herodias, in her incestuous marriage with Herod AntipasHosea 1:2-3Hosea 3:1-1Herodius, by indirectly causing John the Baptist to be decapitatedMatthew 14:3-4Mark 6:17-19Luke 3:19-19The daughter of Herodias, in her complicity with her mother in securing the death of John the BaptistMatthew 14:6-11Mark 6:24-28Sapphira, in her blasphemous falsehoodMatthew 14:8-8Mark 6:18-28The woman caught in the act of adultery and brought to Jesus in the templeActs 5:2-10John 8:1-11
Of backslidingSYMBOLICALOf evil peopleJeremiah 6:2-2Revelation 17:4-4Revelation 17:18-18Isaiah 32:9-9Isaiah 32:11-11Matthew 25:1-13
Of wickednessSee WIFEZechariah 5:7-8Revelation 17:1-18Revelation 19:2-2[WIFE]
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