Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

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Bible References

General references

Leviticus 21:7
They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
Luke 2:37
and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
Romans 7:2
For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband.