Thematic Bible: TraVeil


Thematic Bible



They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor -- and her labor was hard. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesHard Tasks

They panic -- cramps and pain seize hold of them like those of a woman who is straining to give birth. They look at one another in astonishment; their faces are flushed red. Verse ConceptsChildbirthPunishment, Nature OfTravailLabour Pains


Now when they are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceDestructionPeace, Human Search ForPregnancyPunishment, By GodSecurityThe Insecurity Of The WickedSudden DestructionUnreadinessLabour PainsNo EscapeNo PeacePeace And SafetyPeacePeace And ComfortTragedydistractionsrumors

"I have been inactive for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp. Verse ConceptsGod, Patience OfGod, Suffering OfSilenceLabour PainsGod Being Silent

When a woman gives birth, she has distress because her time has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world. Verse ConceptsAgony, Of BodyChild BearingChildbirthAnguish, CauseTravailLabour PainsBirthRejoicing In ProsperityHaving A Babybabyhurtingwomanhoodchildbearing

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