Thematic Bible: Hard to bear causes of
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Childlessness regarded as a misfortune
But Abram said, "O sovereign Lord, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?"
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There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.
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But Sarai was barren; she had no children.
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He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.
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Now Michal, Saul's daughter, had no children to the day of her death.
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So he asked Gehazi, "What can I do for her?" Gehazi replied, "She has no son, and her husband is old."
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But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.
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Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Fratricide
Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
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Jehoram took control of his father's kingdom and became powerful. Then he killed all his brothers, as well as some of the officials of Israel.
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He went to his father's home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, the seventy legitimate sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal's youngest son, escaped, because he hid.
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Absalom instructed his servants, "Look! When Amnon is drunk and I say to you, 'Strike Amnon down,' kill him then and there. Don't fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!"
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King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.
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"Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Ungrateful children
They must declare to the elders of his city, "Our son is stubborn and rebellious and pays no attention to what we say -- he is a glutton and drunkard."
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Absalom acted this way toward everyone in Israel who came to the king for justice. In this way Absalom won the loyalty of the citizens of Israel.
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Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry, for the Lord had not enabled her to have children. Peninnah would behave this way year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the Lord's house, Peninnah would upset her so that she would weep and refuse to eat.
When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children or I'll die!"
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Slothfulness
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » greed
The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Unworthy husbands
My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means 'fool,' and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord 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 easily-provoked woman.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Envy
His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Hatred
So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately, "The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!"
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