Thematic Bible: Widow's
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Mite (a lepta) » Widow's
but he saw also a certain poor widow casting therein two mites.
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Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
and the Levite for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.
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and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite that is in thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow that are in thy midst in the place that Jehovah thy God will choose to cause his name to dwell there.
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When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and forgettest a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not return to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands. When thou shakest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterwards; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Widow's » Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments, I pray, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead;
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And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entry of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as wife.
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And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
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And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
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Widow's » Increase of, threatened as a punishment
Their widows are increased to me more than the sand of the seas; I have brought upon them, against the mother of the young men, a spoiler at noonday; I have caused anguish and terror to fall upon her suddenly.
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and my anger shall burn, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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Therefore give up their children to the famine, and deliver them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of children and be widows; and let their men be swept off by death, their young men be smitten by the sword in battle.
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Widow's » Character of true
borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work.
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and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers;
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Now she who is a widow indeed, and is left alone, has put her hope in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.
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Widow's » Laws respecting » To have a share of the triennial tithe
At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates;
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When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thy produce in the third year, the year of tithing, thou shalt give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat in thy gates, and be filled; and thou shalt say before Jehovah thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of the house, and also have given them to the Levite, and to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandment which thou hast commanded me; I have not transgressed nor forgotten any of thy commandments:
Widow's » Laws respecting » To share in public rejoicings
and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite that is in thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow that are in thy midst in the place that Jehovah thy God will choose to cause his name to dwell there.
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And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in thy gates.
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Widow's » Laws respecting » Not to be oppressed
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow! And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
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Widow's » Instances of great liberality in
Arise, go to Zarephath, which is by Zidon, and abide there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to maintain thee. And he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow woman was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And she went to fetch it, and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand. read more.
And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go, do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first; and bring it to me; and afterwards make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: The meal in the barrel shall not waste, neither shall the oil in the cruse fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the face of the earth! And she went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate a whole year.
And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go, do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first; and bring it to me; and afterwards make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: The meal in the barrel shall not waste, neither shall the oil in the cruse fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the face of the earth! And she went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate a whole year.
And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is a farthing. And having called his disciples to him he said to them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow has cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury:
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
but if any widow have children or descendants, let them learn first to be pious as regards their own house, and to render a return on their side to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
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If any believing man or woman have widows, let them impart relief to them, and let not the assembly be charged, that it may impart relief to those that are widows indeed.
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Widow's » God » Judges for
who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing.
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A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
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Widow's » Were under the special protection of God
who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing.
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A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
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Widow's » Should not be » Oppressed
if ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed no innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt;
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and oppress not the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the afflicted; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
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Widow's » The wicked » Make a prey of
to turn away the poor from judgment, and to take away the right from the afflicted of my people; that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
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Widow's » Often devoted themselves entirely to God's service
borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work.
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and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers;
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Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.
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Let a widow be put upon the list, being of not less than sixty years, having been wife of one man,
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Widow's » Specially taken care of by the primitive church
But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.
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Let a widow be put upon the list, being of not less than sixty years, having been wife of one man,
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Widow's » Not to be deplored by, considered a great calamity
Those that remain of him shall be buried by death, and his widows shall not weep.
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Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation.
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Widow's » Were frequently oppressed and persecuted
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge;
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In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
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Widow's » Laws respecting » When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not marry a stranger abroad: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him as wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her. And it shall be, that the firstborn that she beareth shall stand in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name be not blotted out from Israel.
Widow's » Laws respecting » Raiment of, not to be taken in pledge by creditors
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, or of the fatherless; and thou shalt not take in pledge a widow's garment.
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Widow's » Laws respecting » To be allowed to glean in fields and vineyards
When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and forgettest a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not return to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
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Widow's » Should not be » Deprived of raiment in pledge
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, or of the fatherless; and thou shalt not take in pledge a widow's garment.
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Widow's » When young, exposed to may temptations
But younger widows decline; for when they grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, being guilty, because they have cast off their first faith. And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking things not becoming. read more.
I will therefore that the younger marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary in respect of reproach.
I will therefore that the younger marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary in respect of reproach.
Widow's » Curse for perverting judgment of
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow! And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Widow's » Blessings on those who relieve
and the Levite for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.
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Widow's » Illustrative of » Zion in captivity
How doth the city sit solitary that was full of people! She that was great among the nations is become as a widow; the princess among the provinces is become tributary!
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Widow's » A type of zion in affliction
We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.
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Widow's » Laws respecting » When daughters of priests and childless, to partake of the holy things
But a priest's daughter that becometh a widow, or is divorced, and hath no seed, and returneth unto her father's house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food; but no stranger shall eat thereof.
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Widow's » Laws respecting » Not to intermarry with priests
A widow, or a divorced woman, or a dishonoured one, a harlot, these shall he not take; but he shall take as wife a virgin from among his peoples.
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Widow's » Intermarrying with, of kings considered treason
And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother as wife. And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. And king Solomon swore by Jehovah saying, God do so to me, and more also, Adonijah has spoken this word against his own life! read more.
And now as Jehovah liveth, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
And now as Jehovah liveth, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
Widow's » God » Establishes the border of
Jehovah plucketh up the house of the proud; but he establisheth the boundary of the widow.
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Widow's » Exhorted to trust in God
Leave thine orphans, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
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Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
And now hear this, thou voluptuous one, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thy heart, It is I, and there is none but me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know loss of children: yet these two things shall come upon thee in a moment, in one day, loss of children and widowhood; they shall come upon thee in full measure for the multitude of thy sorceries, for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
Widow's » Should not be » Treated with violence
Thus saith Jehovah: Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor; and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place.
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Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honour widows who are really widows;
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Widow's » Though poor, may be liberal
And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is a farthing. And having called his disciples to him he said to them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow has cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury:
Widow's » Woe to those who oppress
Woe unto them that decree iniquitous decrees, and to the writers that prescribe oppression, to turn away the poor from judgment, and to take away the right from the afflicted of my people; that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
Widow's » Laws respecting » Bound to perform their vows
But the vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, everything wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand against her.
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Widow's » Should not be » Afflicted
Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
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Widow's » The wicked » Vex
In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
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Widow's » God » Surely hears the cry of
If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;
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Widow's » The wicked » Reject the cause of
thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth presents, and hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto them.
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Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow.
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Widow's » God » Will witness against oppressors of
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hired servant in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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Widow's » God » Relieves
Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked doth he subvert.
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Widow's » Reproach connected with
Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
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Widow's » The wicked » Slay
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless,
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Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
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Widow's » Were released from all obligation to former husbands
so then, the husband being alive, she shall be called an adulteress if she be to another man; but if the husband should die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, though she be to another man.
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Widow's » Allowed to marry again
so then, the husband being alive, she shall be called an adulteress if she be to another man; but if the husband should die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, though she be to another man.
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Widow's » The wicked » Do no good to
He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:
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Widow's » Saints » Disappoint not
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
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Widow's » Saints » Cause joy to
The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
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Widow's » Saints » Relieve
And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
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Widow's » The wicked » Take pledges from
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge;
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Widow's » The wicked » Send, away empty
Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
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