Thematic Bible: Hard to bear causes of
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But Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
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There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and had no children.
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Now Sarai was barren; she had no child.
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He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
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And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.
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And he said, "What then is to be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."
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But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.
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Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Fratricide
Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
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When Jehoram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.
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And he went to his father's house at Ophrah and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
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Then Absalom commanded his servants, "Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, 'Strike Amnon,' then kill him. Do not fear; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant."
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So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he struck him down, and he died.
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Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death,
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Ungrateful children
and they shall say to the elders of his city, 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.'
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Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
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And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb. So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of the LORD, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat.
When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I shall die!"
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Slothfulness
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » greed
Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Unworthy husbands
Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Contentious wives
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Envy
And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Hatred
Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, "The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob."
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