beauty, one of the Egyptian midwives (Ex 1:15).
From Egyptian cheper "to procreate," "prolific" (See PUAH; MIDWIFE.) Ex 1:15-21.
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, "When you assist the Hebrew women in childbirth, observe at the delivery: If it is a son, kill him, but if it is a daughter, she may live." read more. But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this and let the boys live?" The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women -- for the Hebrew women are vigorous; they give birth before the midwife gets to them!" So God treated the midwives well, and the people multiplied and became very strong. And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.
One of the two Hebrew midwives (Ex 1:15).
Shiph'rah
One of the Hebrew midwives in Egypt. Ex 1:15.
Shiph'rah
(brightness),
the name of one of the two midwives of the Hebrews who disobeyed the command of Pharaoh to kill the mule children. vs.
(B.C. 1570.)
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, "When you assist the Hebrew women in childbirth, observe at the delivery: If it is a son, kill him, but if it is a daughter, she may live." read more. But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this and let the boys live?" The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women -- for the Hebrew women are vigorous; they give birth before the midwife gets to them!" So God treated the midwives well, and the people multiplied and became very strong. And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.
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