Thematic Bible: Women's Work
Thematic Bible
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Serving the church
Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.
I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae:
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Motherly duties
Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Acting as judges
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Meeting an emergency and saving her household
Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched grain, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » In beautifying the tabernacle
And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Philanthropy
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
Women's Work » In the church » Manual labour
And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.
And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
She maketh linen garments and selleth them, And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
And she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, save that she tarried a little in the house.
Women's Work » As housekeepers
And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats. And I will make them savory food for thy father, such as he loveth.
She riseth also while it is yet night, And giveth food to her household, And their task to her maidens.