Thematic Bible: Widow's
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Mite (a lepta) » Widow's
and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
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Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
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And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your towns, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place that the LORD your God will choose, to make his name dwell there.
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"When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over them again. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow. When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not strip it afterward. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.
Widow's » Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands
And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, "Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.
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she took off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage.
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Then she arose and went away, and taking off her veil she put on the garments of her widowhood.
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And the king said to her, "What is your trouble?" She answered, "Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
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Widow's » Increase of, threatened as a punishment
I have made their widows more in number than the sand of the seas; I have brought against the mothers of young men a destroyer at noonday; I have made anguish and terror fall upon them suddenly.
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and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
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Therefore deliver up their children to famine; give them over to the power of the sword; let their wives become childless and widowed. May their men meet death by pestilence, their youths be struck down by the sword in battle.
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Widow's » Character of true
and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.
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and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
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She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on 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 every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns.
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"When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, which is the year of tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and be filled, then you shall say before the LORD your God, 'I have removed the sacred portion out of my house, and moreover, I have given it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all your commandment that you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, nor have I forgotten them.
Widow's » Laws respecting » To share in public rejoicings
And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your towns, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place that the LORD your God will choose, to make his name dwell there.
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You shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns.
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Widow's » Laws respecting » Not to be oppressed
"'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
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You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
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Widow's » Instances of great liberality in
"Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you." So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink." And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." read more.
And she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die." And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'" And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.
And she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die." And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'" And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.
And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, "Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
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If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows.
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Widow's » God » Judges for
He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.
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Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
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Widow's » Were under the special protection of God
He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.
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Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
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Widow's » Should not be » Oppressed
if you do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm,
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do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart."
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Widow's » The wicked » Make a prey of
to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
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Widow's » Often devoted themselves entirely to God's service
and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.
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and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
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Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.
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Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband,
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Widow's » Specially taken care of by the primitive church
Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.
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Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband,
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Widow's » Not to be deplored by, considered a great calamity
Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and his widows do 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 donkey of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
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Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.
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Widow's » Laws respecting » When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin
"If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband's brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
Widow's » Laws respecting » Raiment of, not to be taken in pledge by creditors
"You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge,
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Widow's » Laws respecting » To be allowed to glean in fields and vineyards
"When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
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Widow's » Should not be » Deprived of raiment in pledge
"You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow's garment in pledge,
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Widow's » When young, exposed to may temptations
But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. read more.
So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
Widow's » Curse for perverting judgment of
"'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
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Widow's » Blessings on those who relieve
And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
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Widow's » Illustrative of » Zion in captivity
How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave.
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Widow's » A type of zion in affliction
We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are like widows.
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Widow's » Laws respecting » When daughters of priests and childless, to partake of the holy things
But if a priest's daughter is widowed or divorced and has no child and returns to her father's house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food; yet no lay person shall eat of it.
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Widow's » Laws respecting » Not to intermarry with priests
A widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take as his wife a virgin of his own people,
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Widow's » Intermarrying with, of kings considered treason
She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife." King Solomon answered his mother, "And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my older brother, and on his side are Abiathar the priest and Joab the son of Zeruiah." Then King Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, "God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life! read more.
Now therefore as the LORD lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today."
Now therefore as the LORD lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today."
Widow's » God » Establishes the border of
The LORD tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow's boundaries.
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Widow's » Exhorted to trust in God
Leave your fatherless children; I will keep them alive; and let your widows trust in me."
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Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, "I am, and there is no one besides me; I shall not sit as a widow or know the loss of children": These two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day; the loss of children and widowhood shall come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the great power of your enchantments.
Widow's » Should not be » Treated with violence
Thus says the LORD: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
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Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honor widows who are truly widows.
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Widow's » Though poor, may be liberal
And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, "Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.
Widow's » Woe to those who oppress
Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression, to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Widow's » Laws respecting » Bound to perform their vows
(But any vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, anything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.)
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Widow's » Should not be » Afflicted
You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
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Widow's » The wicked » Vex
Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.
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Widow's » God » Surely hears the cry of
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry,
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Widow's » The wicked » Reject the cause of
Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them.
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Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.
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Widow's » God » Will witness against oppressors of
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
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Widow's » God » Relieves
The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
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Widow's » Reproach connected with
"Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.
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Widow's » The wicked » Slay
They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;
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Widow's » Should be » Visited in affliction
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
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Widow's » Were released from all obligation to former husbands
Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
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Widow's » Allowed to marry again
Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
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Widow's » The wicked » Do no good to
"They wrong the barren, childless woman, and do no good to the widow.
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Widow's » Saints » Disappoint not
"If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
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Widow's » Saints » Cause joy to
The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
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Widow's » Saints » Relieve
So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.
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Widow's » The wicked » Take pledges from
They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
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Widow's » The wicked » Send, away empty
You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.
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- Exploitations
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- Immigrants
- Loving Foreigners
- Not Helping Widows
- Oppressing Foreigners
- Oppression, God's Attitude To
- Oppression, Nature Of
- Orphans
- People Helping Orphans
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- Social Justice
- Strangers
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- Widows, Should Be
- Widows, Should Not Be
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