Thematic Bible: Hard to bear causes of
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Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"
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There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and did not bear.
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And Sarai was barren. She had no child.
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And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
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Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.
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He said, "What then is to be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Most certainly she has no son, and her husband is old."
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But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
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There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
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Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
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Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and various also of the princes of Israel.
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He went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
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And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, "Mark now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, 'Strike Amnon,' then kill him. Do not be afraid. Haven't I commanded you? Be courageous, and be valiant."
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King Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died.
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"And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Ungrateful children
and they shall tell 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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Absalom did this sort of thing to all Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
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Her rival taunted her severely, to irritate her, because the LORD had shut up her womb. As he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she taunted her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I will die."
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Slothfulness
By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » greed
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Unworthy husbands
Please do not let my lord regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your handmaid, 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 dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Envy
His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
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Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Hatred
Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob."
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