Thematic Bible: Widow
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Anna » Devout » Widow
Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher was a very old prophetess. She had been a widow eighty-four years. She never left the temple. She worshipped and fasted with supplications day and night.
Widow » Instances of » The woman who gave two mites (leptas) in the temple courtyard
Then he saw a poor widow putting in two small coins.
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He sat down near the collection boxes and observed how the crowd dropped money into the boxes. Many that were rich dropped in much. A poor widow came along and dropped in two mites. He told his disciples: Truly I tell you this poor widow gave more then all the others who gave to the collection box. read more.
They all gave out of their surplus. She gave out of her poverty. She gave all that she owned, all her living.
They all gave out of their surplus. She gave out of her poverty. She gave all that she owned, all her living.
Widow » Marriage of, authorized
So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she will be called an adulteress. If the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.
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The wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
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Widow » Instances of » Ruth
Widow » Instances of » The widow of nain, whose only son jesus raised from the dead
After that he, his disciples and a great crowd went to a city called Nain. When he came near the gate of the city he saw people carrying a dead person. It was the only son of a widow. Many people were with her. When the Lord saw her he had sympathy for her. Do not cry, he said. read more.
He came near the casket and touched it. The bearers stood still. He said, Young man arise. He who was dead sat up and spoke and he was returned to his mother.
He came near the casket and touched it. The bearers stood still. He said, Young man arise. He who was dead sat up and spoke and he was returned to his mother.
Widow » Instances of » Anna
Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher was a very old prophetess. She had been a widow eighty-four years. She never left the temple. She worshipped and fasted with supplications day and night.
Widow » Instances of » The woman whose sons elisha saved from being sold for debt
The widow of a member of a group of prophets said to Elisha: My husband has died! As you know, he was a man who respected God. A man to whom he owed money came to take away my two sons as slaves in payment for my husband's debt. Elisha said: Tell me what shall I do for you? What do you have at home? She answered: Except for a small jar of olive oil, I have nothing. Ask your neighbors for empty jars. Borrow as many as you can, Elisha told her. read more.
You and your sons go into the house and shut the door behind you. Pour oil into the jars. Set each one aside as soon as it is full. The woman went into her house with her sons. They closed the door and took the small jar of olive oil, and poured oil into the jars as her sons brought them to her. When the jars were full she asked if there were any more. That was the last one, one of her sons told her. So the olive oil stopped flowing. She returned to Elisha, the prophet. He said: Sell the olive oil and pay all your debts. There will be enough money left over for you and your sons to pay your living expenses.
You and your sons go into the house and shut the door behind you. Pour oil into the jars. Set each one aside as soon as it is full. The woman went into her house with her sons. They closed the door and took the small jar of olive oil, and poured oil into the jars as her sons brought them to her. When the jars were full she asked if there were any more. That was the last one, one of her sons told her. So the olive oil stopped flowing. She returned to Elisha, the prophet. He said: Sell the olive oil and pay all your debts. There will be enough money left over for you and your sons to pay your living expenses.
Widow » When they are daughters of priests, they are to be supported by their fathers
A widowed or divorced daughter who has no children and who has returned to live in her father's house as a dependent may eat the food her father receives as a priest. Only a member of a priestly family may eat any of it.
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Widow » Priests forbidden to marry
He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has lost her virginity, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from his own people.
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Widow » Vows of, binding
A widow or a divorced woman must keep every vow she makes and every promise to abstain from something.
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Widow » Instances of » The widow of zarephath, who sustained elijah during a famine
Widow » Instances of » Naomi
Naomi's husband Elimelech died. And she was left with her two sons.
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