50 Bible Verses about woman

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Ecclesiastes 7:28

(that still my soul had sought, and I had not found), One man, a teacher, I have found, and a woman among all these I have not found.

John 4:7

there cometh a woman out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, 'Give me to drink;'

Deuteronomy 21:11

and hast seen in the captivity a woman of fair form, and hast delighted in her, and hast taken to thee for a wife,

1 Corinthians 14:34

Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;

Proverbs 9:13

A foolish woman is noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.

Luke 15:8

'Or what woman having ten drachms, if she may lose one drachm, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till that she may find?

Revelation 12:16

and the land did help the woman, and the land did open its mouth and did swallow up the river, that the dragon did cast forth out of his mouth;

Proverbs 31:29

Many are the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'

1 Samuel 1:15

And Hannah answereth and saith, 'No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I am, and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah;

Deuteronomy 22:5

The habiliments of a man are not on a woman, nor doth a man put on the garment of a woman, for the abomination of Jehovah thy God is any one doing these.

1 Corinthians 11:6

for if a woman is not covered -- then let her be shorn, and if it is a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven -- let her be covered;

Isaiah 3:17

The Lord also hath scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth.

Jeremiah 31:22

Till when dost thou withdraw thyself, O backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath prepared a new thing in the land, Woman doth compass man.

From Thematic Bible


Woman » The subjection of

1 Corinthians 14:34

Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;

Woman » Creation and temptation of

1 Timothy 2:14

and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, into transgression came,

Genesis 3:13

And Jehovah God saith to the woman, 'What is this thou hast done?' and the woman saith, 'The serpent hath caused me to forget -- and I do eat.'

More verses: Genesis 1:27 Genesis 2:22

Woman » Often engaged in » Drawing and carrying water

Genesis 24:11

and he causeth the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at even-time, at the time of the coming out of the women who draw water.

Genesis 24:13

lo, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;

John 4:7

there cometh a woman out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, 'Give me to drink;'

1 Samuel 9:11

They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and say to them, 'Is the seer in this place?'

Genesis 24:15-16

And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham) is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and the young person is of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.

Woman » Of distinction » Fair and graceful

Genesis 24:16

and the young person is of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.

Genesis 12:11

and it cometh to pass as he hath drawn near to enter Egypt, that he saith unto Sarai his wife, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have known that thou art a woman of beautiful appearance;

Amos 8:13

In that day faint do the fair virgins, And the young men, with thirst.

Song of Songs 1:8

If thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds' dwellings!

Woman » Young » Happy

Jeremiah 31:13

Then rejoice doth a virgin in a chorus, Both young men and old men -- together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,

Zechariah 9:17

For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins -- make fruitful!

Judges 11:34

And Jephthah cometh into Mizpeh, unto his house, and lo, his daughter is coming out to meet him with timbrels, and with choruses, and save her alone, he hath none, son or daughter.

Judges 21:21

and have seen, and lo, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances -- then ye have gone out from the vineyards, and caught for you each his wife out of the daughters of Shiloh, and gone to the land of Benjamin;

Woman » Often treated with great cruelty in war

2 Kings 8:12

And Hazael saith, 'Wherefore is my lord weeping?' and he saith, 'Because I have known the evil that thou dost to the sons of Israel -- their fenced places thou dost send into fire, and their young men with sword thou dost slay, and their sucklings thou dost dash to pieces, and their pregnant women thou dost rip up.'

Ezekiel 9:6

aged, young man, and virgin, and infant, and women, ye do slay -- to destruction; and against any man on whom is the mark ye do not go nigh, and from My sanctuary ye begin.'

Lamentations 5:11

Wives in Zion they have humbled, Virgins -- in cities of Judah.

Woman » Characterized as » Timid

Jeremiah 50:37

A sword is on his horses and on his chariot, And on all the rabble who are in her midst, And they have become women; A sword is on her treasuries, And they have been spoiled;

Isaiah 19:16

In that day is Egypt like women, And it hath mourned, and been afraid, Because of the waving of the hand of Jehovah of Hosts, That He is waving over it.

Jeremiah 51:30

Ceased have the mighty of Babylon to fight, They have remained in strongholds, Failed hath their might, they have become woman, They have burnt her tabernacles, Broken have been her bars.

Nahum 3:13

Lo, thy people are women in thy midst, To thine enemies thoroughly opened Have been the gates of thy land, Consumed hath fire thy bars.

Woman » Illustrative » (chaste and holy,) of saints

Song of Songs 1:3

For fragrance are thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out -- thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!

Revelation 14:4

these are they who with women were not defiled, for they are virgin; these are they who are following the Lamb whithersoever he may go; these were bought from among men -- a first-fruit to God and to the Lamb --

Woman » Young » Often treated with great cruelty in war

Lamentations 2:21

Lain on the earth in out-places have young and old, My virgins and my young men have fallen by the sword, Thou hast slain in a day of Thine anger, Thou hast slaughtered -- Thou hast not pitied.

Lamentations 5:11

Wives in Zion they have humbled, Virgins -- in cities of Judah.

Deuteronomy 32:25

Without bereave doth the sword, And at the inner-chambers -- fear, Both youth and virgin, Suckling with man of grey hair.

Woman » Generally lived in a separated apartment or tent

Esther 2:11

and during every day Mordecai is walking up and down before the court of the house of the women to know the welfare of Esther, and what is done with her.

Genesis 24:67

and Isaac bringeth her in unto the tent of Sarah his mother, and he taketh Rebekah, and she becometh his wife, and he loveth her, and Isaac is comforted after the death of his mother.

Esther 2:9

and the young woman is good in his eyes, and she receiveth kindness before him, and he hasteneth her purifications and her portions -- to give to her, and the seven young women who are provided -- to give to her, from the house of the king, and he changeth her and her young women to a good place in the house of the women.

Genesis 18:9

And they say unto him, 'Where is Sarah thy wife?' and he saith, 'Lo -- in the tent;'

Woman » Deceived by satan

1 Timothy 2:14

and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, into transgression came,

Genesis 3:1-6

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, 'Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?' And the woman saith unto the serpent, 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat, and of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden God hath said, Ye do not eat of it, nor touch it, lest ye die.' read more.
And the serpent saith unto the woman, 'Dying, ye do not die, for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.' And the woman seeth that the tree is good for food, and that it is pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make one wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

Woman » Frequently » Active in instigating to iniquity

1 Kings 21:25

surely there hath none been like Ahab, who sold himself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, whom Jezebel his wife hath moved,

Nehemiah 13:26

By these did not Solomon king of Israel sin? and among the many nations there was no king like him, and beloved by his God he was, and God maketh him king over all Israel -- even him did the strange women cause to sin.

Numbers 31:15-16

And Moses saith unto them, 'Have ye kept alive every female? lo, they -- they have been to the sons of Israel, through the word of Balaam, to cause a trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and the plague is in the company of Jehovah.

Woman » Illustrative » (gloriously arrayed,) of the church of Christ

Woman » Frequently » Zealous in promoting superstition and idolatry

Jeremiah 7:18

The sons are gathering wood, And the fathers are causing the fire to burn, And the women are kneading dough, To make cakes to the queen of the heavens, And to pour out libations to other gods, So as to provoke Me to anger.

Ezekiel 13:23

Therefore, vanity ye do not see, And divination ye do not divine again, And I have delivered My people out of your hand, And ye have known that I am Jehovah!'

Ezekiel 13:17

And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, who are prophesying out of their own heart, and prophesy concerning them,

Woman » Virtuous, held in high estimation

Ruth 3:11

And now, my daughter, fear not, all that thou sayest I do to thee, for all the gate of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.

Woman » Young » Could not marry without consent of parents

Exodus 22:17

if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.

Genesis 24:3

and I cause thee to swear by Jehovah, God of the heavens, and God of the earth, that thou dost not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in the midst of whom I am dwelling;

Genesis 34:6

And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth out unto Jacob to speak with him;

Woman » Young » Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity

Isaiah 4:1

And taken hold have seven women on one man, In that day, saying, 'Our own bread we do eat, And our own raiment we put on, Only, let thy name be called over us, Remove thou our reproach.'

Judges 11:37

And she saith unto her father, 'Let this thing be done to me; desist from me two months, and I go on, and have gone down on the hills, and I weep for my virginity -- I and my friends.'

Woman » Young » Often » Taken captive

Lamentations 1:18

Righteous is Jehovah, For His mouth I have provoked. Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and see my pain, My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.

Ezekiel 30:17-18

The youths of Aven and Pi-Beseth by sword do fall, And these into captivity do go. And in Tehaphnehes hath the day been dark, In My breaking there the yokes of Egypt, And ceased in her hath the excellency of her strength, She -- a cloud doth cover her, And her daughters into captivity do go.

Woman » Illustrative » (lewd,) of the roman apostacy

Revelation 17:18

and the woman that thou didst see is the great city that is having reign over the kings of the land.'

Revelation 17:4

and the woman was arrayed with purple and scarlet-colour, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom,

Woman » Frequently » Subtle and deceitful

Ecclesiastes 7:26

And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart is nets and snares, her hands are bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.

Woman » Considered a valuable booty in war

Deuteronomy 20:14

Only, the women, and the infants, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, all its spoil, thou dost seize for thyself, and thou hast eaten the spoil of thine enemies which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee.

1 Samuel 30:2

and they take captive the women who are in it; from small unto great they have not put any one to death, and they lead away, and go on their way.

Woman » Characterized as » Tender and constant to her offspring

Lamentations 4:10

The hands of merciful women have boiled their own children, They have been for food to them, In the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Woman » Young » Called » Virgins

Genesis 24:16

and the young person is of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.

Lamentations 1:4

The ways of Zion are mourning, Without any coming at the appointed time, All her gates are desolate, her priests sigh, Her virgins are afflicted -- and she hath bitterness.

Woman » Often engaged in » Agriculture

Ruth 2:8

And Boaz saith unto Ruth, 'Hast thou not heard, my daughter? go not to glean in another field, and also, pass not over from this, and thus thou dost cleave to my young women:

Song of Songs 1:6

Fear me not, because I am very dark, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard -- my own -- I have not kept.

Woman » Often engaged in » Attending funerals as mourners

Jeremiah 9:17

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Consider ye, and call for mourning women, And they come, And to the wise women send, and they come,

Jeremiah 9:20

But hear, ye women, a word of Jehovah, And your ear receiveth a word of His mouth, And teach ye your daughters wailing, and each her neighbour lamentation.

Woman » Often engaged in » Domestic employments

Genesis 18:6

And Abraham hasteth towards the tent, unto Sarah, and saith, 'Hasten three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes;'

Woman » Illustrative » (wise,) of saints

Matthew 25:4

and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.

Matthew 25:1-2

'Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

Woman » Young » Of distinction, dressed in robes of various colors

Psalm 45:14

In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins -- after her -- her companions, Are brought to thee.

2 Samuel 13:18

-- and upon her is a long coat, for such upper robes do daughters of the king who are virgins put on, -- and his servant taketh her out without, and hath bolted the door after her.

Woman » Originally made » To be an helpmeet for man

Genesis 2:20

And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper -- as his counterpart.

Woman » Of distinction » Wore their hair plaited and adorned with gold and pearls

Isaiah 3:24

And it hath been, instead of spice is muck, And instead of a girdle, a rope, And instead of curled work, baldness, And instead of a stomacher a girdle of sackcloth.

Woman » Submissive and respectful to husbands

Genesis 18:12

and Abraham and Sarah are aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;

Woman » Often engaged in » Tending sheep

Exodus 2:16

And to a priest of Midian are seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,

Genesis 29:9

He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she is shepherdess;

Woman » Often engaged in » Grinding corn

Luke 17:35

two women shall be grinding at the same place together, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;

Woman » Illustrative » (at ease and careless,) of a state of carnal security

Isaiah 32:9

Women, easy ones, rise, hear my voice, Daughters, confident ones, give ear to my saying,

Isaiah 32:11

Tremble ye women, ye easy ones, Be troubled, ye confident ones, Strip and make bare, with a girdle on the loins,

Woman » Had a court of the tabernacle assigned to them

Exodus 38:8

And he maketh the laver of brass, and its base of brass, with the looking-glasses of the women assembling, who have assembled at the opening of the tent of meeting.

Woman » Salvation promised through the seed of

Woman » Young » Called » Damsels

Mark 5:39

and having gone in he saith to them, 'Why do ye make a tumult, and weep? the child did not die, but doth sleep;

Genesis 24:55

and her brother saith -- her mother also -- 'Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days, afterwards doth she go.'

Woman » Young » Called » Maids

Exodus 2:8

and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, 'Go;' and the virgin goeth, and calleth the mother of the lad,

Luke 8:51-52

And having come to the house, he suffered no one to go in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father of the child, and the mother; and they were all weeping, and beating themselves for her, and he said, 'Weep not, she did not die, but doth sleep;

Woman » Of the poorer classes swarthy from exposure to the sun

Song of Songs 1:5-6

Dark am I, and comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon. Fear me not, because I am very dark, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard -- my own -- I have not kept.

Woman » Young » Punishment for seducing, when betrothed

Deuteronomy 22:23-27

'When there is a damsel, a virgin, betrothed to a man, and a man hath found her in a city, and lain with her; then ye have brought them both out unto the gate of that city, and stoned them with stones, and they have died: -- the damsel, because that she hath not cried, being in a city; and the man, because that he hath humbled his neighbour's wife; and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst. 'And if in a field the man find the damsel who is betrothed, and the man hath laid hold on her, and lain with her, then hath the man who hath lain with her died alone; read more.
and to the damsel thou dost not do anything, the damsel hath no deadly sin; for as a man riseth against his neighbour and hath murdered him -- the life, so is this thing; for in a field he found her, she hath cried -- the damsel who is betrothed -- and she hath no saviour.

Woman » Allowed to join in the temple-music from the time of david

1 Chronicles 25:5-6

all these are sons of Heman -- seer of the king in the things of God -- to lift up a horn; and God giveth to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. All these are by the side of their father in the song of the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; by the side of the king are Asaph, and Jeduthun, and Heman.

Woman » To wear her hair long as a covering

Woman » Originally made » To be the glory of man

Woman » Originally made » Subordinate to man

Woman » Originally made » For man

Woman » Often engaged in » Spinning

Proverbs 31:13-14

She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh with her hands. She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.

Woman » Good and virtuous, described

Proverbs 31:10-28

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies is her price. The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not. She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life. read more.
She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh with her hands. She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread. Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels. She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms. She hath perceived when her merchandise is good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night. Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff. Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy. She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed with scarlet. Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple are her clothing. Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land. Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant. Strength and honour are her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day. Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness is on her tongue. She is watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not. Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,

Woman » Often engaged in » Celebrating the victories of the nation

Exodus 15:20-21

And Miriam the inspired one, sister of Aaron, taketh the timbrel in her hand, and all the women go out after her, with timbrels and with choruses; and Miriam answereth to them: -- 'Sing ye to Jehovah, For Triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea!'

Woman » Originally made » From one of adam's ribs

Genesis 2:21-22

And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead. And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;

Woman » Young » Punishment for seducing when not betrothed

Exodus 22:16-17

And when a man doth entice a virgin who is not betrothed, and hath lain with her, he doth certainly endow her to himself for a wife; if her father utterly refuse to give her to him, money he doth weigh out according to the dowry of virgins.

Woman » Unfaithfulness of, when married found out by the waters of jealousy

Numbers 5:14-28

and a spirit of jealousy hath passed over him, and he hath been jealous of his wife, and she hath been defiled; -- or, a spirit of jealousy hath passed over him, and he hath been jealous of his wife, and she hath not been defiled -- Then hath the man brought in his wife unto the priest, and he hath brought in her offering for her, a tenth of the ephah of barley meal, he doth not pour on it oil, nor doth he put on it frankincense, for it is a present of jealousy, a present of memorial, causing remembrance of iniquity. 'And the priest hath brought her near, and hath caused her to stand before Jehovah, read more.
and the priest hath taken holy water in an earthen vessel, and of the dust which is on the floor of the tabernacle doth the priest take, and hath put it into the water, and the priest hath caused the woman to stand before Jehovah, and hath uncovered the woman's head, and hath given into her hands the present of the memorial, it is a present of jealousy, and in the hand of the priest are the bitter waters which cause the curse. And the priest hath caused her to swear, and hath said unto the woman, If no man hath lain with thee, and if thou hast not turned aside to uncleanness under thy husband, be free from these bitter waters which cause the curse; and thou, if thou hast turned aside under thy husband, and if thou hast been defiled, and any man doth give his copulation to thee besides thy husband -- (then the priest hath caused the woman to swear with an oath of execration, and the priest hath said to the woman) -- Jehovah doth give thee for an execration, and for a curse, in the midst of thy people, in Jehovah's giving thy thigh to fall, and thy belly to swell, and these waters which cause the curse have gone into thy bowels, to cause the belly to swell, and the thigh to fall; and the woman hath said, Amen, Amen. And the priest hath written these execrations in a book, and hath blotted them out with the bitter waters, and hath caused the woman to drink the bitter waters which cause the curse, and the waters which cause the curse have entered into her for bitter things. 'And the priest hath taken out of the hand of the woman the present of jealousy, and hath waved the present before Jehovah, and hath brought it near unto the altar; and the priest hath taken a handful of the present, its memorial, and hath made perfume on the altar, and afterwards doth cause the woman to drink the water: yea, he hath caused her to drink the water, and it hath come to pass, if she hath been defiled, and doth commit a trespass against her husband, that the waters which cause the curse have gone into her for bitter things, and her belly hath swelled, and her thigh hath fallen, and the woman hath become an execration in the midst of her people. And if the woman hath not been defiled, and is clean, then she hath been acquitted, and hath been sown with seed.

Woman » Punishment for injuring, when with child

Exodus 21:22-25

'And when men strive, and have smitten a pregnant woman, and her children have come out, and there is no mischief, he is certainly fined, as the husband of the woman doth lay upon him, and he hath given through the judges; and if there is mischief, then thou hast given life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, read more.
burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

Woman » Often engaged in » Embroidery

Proverbs 31:22

Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple are her clothing.

Woman » Of distinction » Fond of dress and ornaments

Isaiah 3:17-23

The Lord also hath scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth. In that day doth the Lord turn aside The beauty of the tinkling ornaments, And of the embroidered works, And of the round tires like moons, Of the drops, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, read more.
Of the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, And of the bands, And of the perfume boxes, and the amulets, Of the seals, and of the nose-rings, Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles, And of the coverings, and of the purses, Of the mirrors, and of the linen garments, And of the hoods, and of the vails,

Woman » Illustrative » (foolish,) of mere professors

Matthew 25:1-3

'Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; and five of them were prudent, and five foolish; they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

Woman » Frequently » Fond of self-indulgence

Isaiah 32:9-11

Women, easy ones, rise, hear my voice, Daughters, confident ones, give ear to my saying, Days and a year ye are troubled, O confident ones, For consumed hath been harvest, The gathering cometh not. Tremble ye women, ye easy ones, Be troubled, ye confident ones, Strip and make bare, with a girdle on the loins,

Woman » Safety in childbirth promised to the faithful and holy

1 Timothy 2:15

and she shall be saved through the child-bearing, if they remain in faith, and love, and sanctification, with sobriety.

Woman » Vows of, when married not binding upon the husband

Numbers 30:6-8

And if she be at all to a husband, and her vows are on her, or a wrongful utterance on her lips, which she hath bound on her soul, and her husband hath heard, and in the day of his hearing, he hath kept silent at her, then have her vows been established, and her bonds which she hath bound on her soul are established. And if in the day of her husband's hearing he disalloweth her, then he hath broken her vow which is on her, and the wrongful utterance of her lips which she hath bound on her soul, and Jehovah is propitious to her.

Woman » Rights of

Numbers 27:1-8

And daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh son of Joseph, draw near -- and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah -- and stand before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and all the company, at the opening of the tent of meeting, saying: Our father died in the wilderness, and he -- he was not in the midst of the company who were met together against Jehovah in the company of Korah, but for his own sin he died, and had no sons; read more.
why is the name of our father withdrawn from the midst of his family because he hath no son? give to us a possession in the midst of the brethren of our father;' and Moses bringeth near their cause before Jehovah. And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 'Rightly are the daughters of Zelophehad speaking; thou dost certainly give to them a possession of an inheritance in the midst of their father's brethren, and hast caused to pass over the inheritance of their father to them. 'And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When a man dieth, and hath no son, then ye have caused his inheritance to pass over to his daughter;

Woman » Characterized as » Loving and affectionate

2 Samuel 1:26

I am in distress for thee, my brother Jonathan, Very pleasant wast thou to me; Wonderful was thy love to me, Above the love of women!

Woman » Frequently » Silly and easily led into error

2 Timothy 3:6

for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

Woman » Young » Kind and courteous to strangers

Genesis 24:17

And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;'

Woman » Young » Fond » Ornaments

Woman » Generally wore a vail in the presence of the other sex

Genesis 24:65

and she saith unto the servant, 'Who is this man who is walking in the field to meet us?' and the servant saith, 'It is my lord;' and she taketh the veil, and covereth herself.

Woman » Originally made » By God in his own image

Woman » Illustrative » (delicate,) of backsliding israel

Jeremiah 6:2

The comely and the delicate one I have cut off, The daughter of Zion.

Woman » Young » Inherited parents' property when there was no male heir

Numbers 27:8

'And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When a man dieth, and hath no son, then ye have caused his inheritance to pass over to his daughter;

Woman » Origin and cause of the name

Woman » Curse pronounced on

Woman » Characterized as » Weaker than man

Woman » Of distinction » Haughty in their deportment

Isaiah 3:16

Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, And they walk stretching out the neck, And deceiving with the eyes, Walking and mincing they go, And with their feet they make a tinkling,

Woman » Illustrative » (forsaken,) of israel in her captivity

Isaiah 54:6

For, as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, Called thee hath Jehovah, Even a youthful wife when she is refused, said thy God.

Woman » Led man to disobey God

Woman » To be governed by, considered a calamity by the jews

Woman » To be slain by, considered a great disgrace

Judges 9:54

and he calleth hastily unto the young man bearing his weapons, and saith to him, 'Draw thy sword, and thou hast put me to death, lest they say of me -- A woman slew him;' and his young man pierced him through, and he dieth.

Woman » Were required to hear and obey the law

Joshua 8:35

there hath not been a thing of all that Moses commanded which Joshua hath not proclaimed before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the infants, and the sojourner who is going in their midst.

Woman » Young » Required to learn from and imitate their elders

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A Broken Woman

1 Samuel 1:15

And Hannah answereth and saith, 'No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I am, and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah;

A Good Woman

Ecclesiastes 7:28

(that still my soul had sought, and I had not found), One man, a teacher, I have found, and a woman among all these I have not found.

Contentious Woman

Judges 16:19

and she maketh him sleep on her knees, and calleth for a man, and shaveth the seven locks of his head, and beginneth to afflict him, and his power turneth aside from off him;

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