Thematic Bible: Fondness and care of mothers for


Thematic Bible



And the woman will conceive and will bring forth a son; and she will see him that he is good, and she will hide him three months. And she will not be able any more to hide him, and she will take for him an ark of bulrush, and will pitch it with bitumen and with pitch, and she will put in it the child, and will put in the sedge by the lip of the river. And his sister will stand afar off to know what will be done to him. read more.
And the daughter of Pharaoh will come down to wash at the river; and her maids going by the side of the river: and she will see the ark in the midst of the sedge, and she will send her maid and she will take it. And she will open and will see the child: and behold, the boy weeping: And she will have pity upon him, and will say, This from the children of the Hebrews. And his sister will say to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse from the Hebrew women, and she will suckle the child for thee? And Pharaoh's daughter will say to her, Go. And she will go and call the child's mother. And Pharaoh's daughter will say to her, Take this child and suckle it for me, and I will give thy wages And the woman will take the child and will suckle it And the child will become great, and she will bring him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he will be to her for a son. And she will call his name Moses; and she will say, Because I drew him out of the water.

And his mother will make to him a little upper garment, and bring up to him from days to days, in her coming up with her husband to sacrifice the sacrifice of days.

And the king will answer and say, Ye shall give to her the living child, and slaying, ye shall not slay it: she is his mother.


But we were gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse should cherish her children: So longing for you, we are contented to impart to you, not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because ye are dearly beloved to us.