Thematic Bible: Widow's
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Mite (a lepta) » Widow's
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting two mites in there.
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Widow's » Should be » Allowed to share in our blessings
And the Levite, who has no part nor inheritance with thee, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are within thy gates, shall come and shall eat and be satisfied, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands which thou doest.
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And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou and thy son and thy daughter and thy manslave and thy maidslave and the Levite that is within thy gates and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God has chosen to place his name there.
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When thou doest reap thy harvest in thy field and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to bring it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, or for the widow, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. When thou beatest 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 afterward; 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 Tekoa and brought an astute woman from there and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner and put on mourning apparel and do not anoint thyself with oil, but be as a woman that has mourned for a long time for someone who is dead
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And she took off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself and sat by the gate to the waters by the way to Timnath, for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
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And she arose and went away and took off her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood.
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And the king said unto her, What ails thee? And she answered, I am a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
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Widow's » Increase of, threatened as a punishment
Their widows are multiplied unto me more than the sand of the sea: I have brought upon them a destroyer at noonday against the young; I have caused him to fall upon her suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
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and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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Therefore deliver up their sons to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
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Widow's » Character of true
having a good testimony of good works, if she has brought up well her children, if she has exercised hospitality, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.
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and she was a widow eighty-four years, who departed not from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
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Now she that is a widow indeed and desolate, trusts in God, and is diligent 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 fruits the third year, which is the year of tithing and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates and be filled; then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought the consecrated things out of my house and also have given them unto the Levite and unto the stranger to the fatherless and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me; I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them.
Widow's » Laws respecting » To share in public rejoicings
And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou and thy son and thy daughter and thy manslave and thy maidslave and the Levite that is within thy gates and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God has chosen to place his name there.
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And thou shalt rejoice in thy solemn feast, thou and thy son and thy daughter and thy manslave and thy maidslave and the Levite and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, that are within thy gates (or within thy towns).
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Widow's » Laws respecting » Not to be oppressed
Cursed is he that twists the rights of the stranger, the fatherless, and the 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 of Zidon, and thou shalt dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks; and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her again and said, Bring me also, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand. read more.
And she said, As the LORD thy God lives, I have no baked bread, but only a handful of meal in a pitcher and a little oil in a cruse; and now I was gathering two sticks that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die. And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but first make me a little cake of bread baked under the ashes and bring it unto me, and afterwards thou shalt make for thee and for thy son. For thus hath said the LORD God of Israel, The pitcher of meal shall not be consumed, neither shall the cruse of oil fail until that day when the LORD shall send rain upon the earth. And she went and did as Elijah told her; and he and she and her house ate for many days.
And she said, As the LORD thy God lives, I have no baked bread, but only a handful of meal in a pitcher and a little oil in a cruse; and now I was gathering two sticks that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die. And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but first make me a little cake of bread baked under the ashes and bring it unto me, and afterwards thou shalt make for thee and for thy son. For thus hath said the LORD God of Israel, The pitcher of meal shall not be consumed, neither shall the cruse of oil fail until that day when the LORD shall send rain upon the earth. And she went and did as Elijah told her; and he and she and her house ate for many days.
And as there came a certain poor widow, she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. Then calling his disciples, he said unto them, Verily I say unto you that this poor widow has cast more in than all those who have cast into the treasury,
Widow's » Should be » Relieved by their friends
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let those learn first to govern their house in piety and to recompense their parents, for this is honest and pleasing before God.
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If any faithful man or woman has widows, let them maintain them and let not the congregation be charged, that it may relieve those that are widows indeed.
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Widow's » God » Judges for
he executes the rights of the fatherless and the widow and also loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.
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A father of the fatherless and a defender of the widows is God in his holy habitation.
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Widow's » Were under the special protection of God
he executes the rights of the fatherless and the widow and also loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.
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A father of the fatherless and a defender of the widows is God in his holy habitation.
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Widow's » Should not be » Oppressed
if ye do not oppress 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 do not oppress the widow nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; 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 aside the poor from right 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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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses and for a pretence make long prayer; therefore, ye shall receive the greater judgment.
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Widow's » Often devoted themselves entirely to God's service
having a good testimony of good works, if she has brought up well her children, if she has exercised hospitality, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.
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and she was a widow eighty-four years, who departed not from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
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Widow's » Should be » Relieved by the church
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, that their widows were neglected in the daily ministry.
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Let a widow be placed on the list being not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
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Widow's » Specially taken care of by the primitive church
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, that their widows were neglected in the daily ministry.
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Let a widow be placed on the list being not less than sixty years old, having been the 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 in death; and their 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 they have despised father and mother; in the midst of thee they have dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee they have 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
When brethren dwell together and one of them dies and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside unto a stranger; her husband's brother shall go in unto her and take her to him to wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her. And it shall be that the firstborn which she bears shall be raised up in the name of his brother who is dead that his name be not blotted out of Israel.
Widow's » Laws respecting » Raiment of, not to be taken in pledge by creditors
Thou shalt not twist the rights of the stranger nor of the fatherless nor take a widow's clothing for a pledge,
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Widow's » Laws respecting » To be allowed to glean in fields and vineyards
When thou doest reap thy harvest in thy field and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to bring it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, or for the widow, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
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Widow's » Should not be » Deprived of raiment in pledge
Thou shalt not twist the rights of the stranger nor of the fatherless nor take a widow's clothing for a pledge,
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Widow's » When young, exposed to may temptations
But the younger widows refuse, for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, having condemnation, because they have cast off their first faith. And reject also the idle, who have learned to wander about from house to house, and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. read more.
I desire therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, govern the house, giving no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
I desire therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, govern the house, giving no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
Widow's » Curse for perverting judgment of
Cursed is he that twists the rights of the stranger, 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, who has no part nor inheritance with thee, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are within thy gates, shall come and shall eat and be satisfied, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands which thou doest.
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Widow's » Illustrative of » Zion in captivity
Aleph How does the city sit solitary, that was full of people! The great one among the nations is become as a widow; the princess of provinces is become tributary.
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Widow's » A type of zion in affliction
We are orphans without father; 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 if the priest's daughter becomes a widow or divorced and has no child and is returned unto her father's house as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's bread; 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 profane or a harlot, these he shall not take, but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
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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, to wife. And King Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag, the Shunammite, for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my elder brother and he also has 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 Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life. read more.
Now, therefore, as the LORD lives, who has confirmed 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 today.
Now, therefore, as the LORD lives, who has confirmed 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 today.
Widow's » God » Establishes the border of
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud, but he will establish the inheritance of the widow.
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Widow's » Exhorted to trust in God
Leave thy fatherless children; I will raise them; and thy widows shall trust in me.
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Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
Therefore now hear this, thou delicate one, that dost sit in confidence and say in thine heart, I am, and no one else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I be fatherless. But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day; the loss of thy fathers and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
Widow's » Should not be » Treated with violence
Thus hath the LORD said: Execute judgment and righteousness and deliver the oppressed out of the hand of the oppressor and do not deceive, neither steal from the stranger nor from the fatherless nor from the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
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Widow's » Should be » Honored, if widows indeed
Honour widows that are widows indeed.
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Widow's » Though poor, may be liberal
And as there came a certain poor widow, she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. Then calling his disciples, he said unto them, Verily I say unto you that this poor widow has cast more in than all those who have cast into the treasury,
Widow's » Woe to those who oppress
Woe unto those that establish unrighteous laws and that wilfully prescribe tyranny to turn aside the poor from right 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 every vow of a widow and of her that is divorced, with which they have bound their souls, shall stand.
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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 they have despised father and mother; in the midst of thee they have dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee they have vexed the fatherless and the widow.
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Widow's » God » Surely hears the cry of
If thou afflict them in any manner, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
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Widow's » The wicked » Reject the cause of
Thy princes are rebellious and companions of thieves; every one loves bribes and follows after rewards; they do not hear the fatherless in judgment, neither does the cause of the widow come unto them.
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Widow's » Should be » Pleaded for
learn to do good; seek judgment; restore unto the oppressed; hear the fatherless in right judgment; protect the widow.
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Widow's » God » Will witness against oppressors of
And I will come near unto you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against false swearers and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and do not fear me, said the LORD of the hosts.
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Widow's » God » Relieves
The LORD preserves the strangers; he raises up the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
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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
The pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation and to keep thyself unspotted from this world.
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Widow's » Were released from all obligation to former husbands
So then if, while her husband lives, she belongs to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law so that she is no adulteress if she belongs to another man.
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Widow's » Allowed to marry again
So then if, while her husband lives, she belongs to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law so that she is no adulteress if she belongs to another man.
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Widow's » The wicked » Do no good to
He afflicted the barren woman that did not conceive and never did good unto the widow.
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Widow's » Saints » Disappoint not
If I have disturbed the desire of the poor or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
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Widow's » Saints » Cause joy to
The blessing of the one that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
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Widow's » Saints » Relieve
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made them 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
Thou hast sent the widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
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Related Topics
- Absent Fathers
- Actual Widows
- Aliens
- Aliens, God's Attitude
- Bereaved, Care For
- Exploitations
- Foreigners
- God Caring For Orphans
- Immigrants
- Loving Foreigners
- Not Helping Widows
- Oppressing Foreigners
- Oppression, God's Attitude To
- Oppression, Nature Of
- Orphans
- People Helping Orphans
- Poverty, Attitudes Towards
- Rights
- Social Justice
- Strangers
- Widows
- Widows, Should Be
- Widows, Should Not Be
- Ethics, social