Women

Women [NAVE]

WOMEN
Creation of, Gen. 1:27; 2:21, 22.
Named, Gen. 2:23.
Fall of, and curse upon, Gen. 3:1-16; 2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:14.
Promise to, Gen. 3:15.
Had separate apartments in dwellings, Gen. 24:67; 31:33; Esth. 2:9, 11.
Veiled the face, Gen. 24:65; See: Vail.
Vows of, Num. 30:3-16.
When jealously charged with infidelity, guilt or iocence to be determined by trial, Num. 5:12-31.
Took part in ancient worship, Ex. 15:20, 21; 38:8; 1 Sam. 2:22; in choir, 1 Chr. 25:5, 6; Ezra 2:65; Neh. 7:67.
Worshiped in separate compartments, Ex. 38:8; 1 Sam. 2:22.
Consecrated jewels to tabernacle, Ex. 35:22; mirrors, Ex. 38:8.
Required to attend reading of the law, Deut. 31:12; Josh. 8:35.
Purifications of: After menstruation, Lev. 15:19-33; 2 Sam. 11:4; childbirth, Lev. 12; Luke 2:22.
Difference in ceremonies made between male and female children, Lev. 12.
Religious privileges of, among early Christians, Acts 1:14; 12:12, 13; 1 Cor. 11:5; 14:34; 1 Tim. 2:11.
Domestic duties of, Gen. 18:6; Prov. 31:15-19; Matt. 24:41.
Cooked, Gen. 18:6; spun, Ex. 35:25, 26; 1 Sam. 2:19; Prov. 31:19-24; embroidered, Prov. 31:22.
Made garments, Acts 9:39.
Gleaned, Ruth 2:8.
Kept vineyards, Song 1:6.
Tended flocks and herds, Gen. 24:11, 13, 14, 19, 20; 29:9; Ex. 2:16.
Worked in fields, Isa. 27:11; Ezek. 26:6, 8.
Was doorkeeper, Matt. 26:69; John 18:16, 17; Acts 12:13, 14.
Forbidden to wear men's clothing, Deut. 22:5.
Wore hair long, 1 Cor. 11:5-15.
Rules for dress of Christian, 1 Tim. 2:9, 10; 1 Pet. 3:3, 4.
Ornaments of, Isa. 3:16-23.
Weaker than men, 1 Pet. 3:7.
Are timid, Isa. 19:16; Jer. 50:37; 51:30; Nah. 3:13; affectionate, 2 Sam. 1:26; tender to her offspring, Isa. 49:15; Lam. 4:10; dancing, Judg. 11:34; 21:21; Jer. 31:13; Zech. 9:17; courteous to strangers, Gen. 24:17.
Could not marry without consent of parents, Gen. 24:3, 4; 34:6; Ex. 22:17.
Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity, Judg. 11:37; Psa. 78:63; Isa. 4:1.
Taken captive, Num. 31:9, 15, 17, 18, 35; Lam. 1:18; Ezek. 30:17, 18.
Shrewd, 2 Sam. 20:16-22.
Punishment to be inflicted on men for seducing, when betrothed, Deut. 22:23-27.
Punishment for seducing, when not betrothed, Ex. 22:16, 17; Deut. 22:28, 29.
Treated with cruelty in war, Deut. 32:25; Lam. 2:21; 5:11.
Virtuous, held in high estimation, Ruth 3:11; Prov. 31:10-30.
Fond of self-indulgence, Isa. 32:9-11; of ornaments, Jer. 2:32.
Subtle and deceitful, Prov. 6:24-29, 32-35; 7:6-27; Eccl. 7:26.
Silly, and easily led into error, 2 Tim. 3:6.
Zealous in promoting superstition and idolatry, Jer. 7:18; Ezek. 13:17, 23.
Active in instigating iniquity, Num. 31:15, 16; 1 Kin. 21:25; Neh. 13:26.
Guilty of sodomy, 2 Kin. 23:7; Rom. 1:26.
As rulers, Isa. 3:12; Deborah, Judg. 4:4; Athaliah, 2 Kin. 11:1-16; 2 Chr. 22:2, 3, 10-12; Queen of Sheba, 1 Kin. 10:1-13; Candace, Acts 8:27; Persian queen sat on throne with the king, Neh. 2:6.
Patriotic: Miriam, Ex. 15:20; Deborah, Judg. 5; women of Israel, 1 Sam. 18:6; of the Philistines, 2 Sam. 1:20.
Aid in defensive operations, Judg. 9:53.
As poets: Miriam, Ex. 15:21; Deborah, Judg. 5; Haah, 1 Sam. 2:1-10; Elisabeth, Luke 1:42-45; Mary, Luke 1:46-55.
As prophets: Miriam, Ex. 15:20, 21; Mic. 6:4; Deborah, Judg. 4:4, 5; Huldah, 2 Kin. 22:14-20; 2 Chr. 34:22-28; Noadiah, Neh. 6:14; Aa, Luke 2:36-38; Philip's daughters, Acts 21:9.
False prophets, Ezek. 13:17-23.
In business, Prov. 31:14-18, 24.
Property rights of: In inheritance, Num. 27:1-11; 36; Josh. 17:3-6; Job 42:15; to sell real estate, Ruth 4:3-9.
Sold for husband's debts, Matt. 18:25.
First to sin, Gen. 3:6.
Last at the cross, Matt. 27:55, 56; Mark 15:40, 41.
First at the sepulcher, Mark 15:46, 47; 16:1-6; Luke 23:27, 28, 49, 55, 56; 24:1-10.
First to whom the risen Lord appeared, Mark 16:9; John 20:14-18.
Converted by preaching of Paul, Acts 16:14, 15; 17:4, 12, 34.
Social status of: In Persia, Esth. 1:10-22; Dan. 5:1-12; in Roman customs, Acts 24:24; 25:13, 23; 26:30.
Unclassified Scriptures Relating to
Gen. 2:18, 21-24; Gen. 3:16; Esth. 1:20-22; Psa. 68:11; Prov. 11:16, 22; Prov. 12:4; Prov. 14:1; Prov. 18:22; Prov. 19:13, 14; Prov. 21:9, 19 Prov. 25:24. Prov. 27:15, 16; Prov. 30:21-23; Prov. 31:10-31; Eccl. 7:26-28; Isa. 3:16-24; Isa. 32:9-12; Ezek. 13:17-23; 1 Cor. 11:3-15; 1 Cor. 14:34, 35; 1 Tim. 2:9-15 Psa. 68:11. 1 Tim. 3:11; 1 Tim. 5:1-16; 2 Tim. 3:6, 7; Tit. 2:3-5 See: Widow; Wife.
See also Husbands; Parents.
Good
Instances of:
Deborah, a judge, prophetess, and military leader, Judg. 4; 5.
Mother of Samson, Judg. 13:23.
Naomi, Ruth 1; 2; 3:1.
Ruth, Ruth 1:4, 14-22, and Ruth 2-4.
Haah, the mother of Samuel, 1 Sam. 1:9-18, 24-28.
Widow of Zarephath, who fed Elijah during the famine, 1 Kin. 17:8-24.
The Shunammite, who gave hospitality to Elisha, 2 Kin. 4:8-38.
Vashti, Esth. 1:11, 12.
Esther, Esth. 4:15-17.
Mary, Luke 1:26-38.
Elisabeth, Luke 1:6, 41-45.
Aa, Luke 2:37.
The widow who cast her peies into the treasury, Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:2-4.
Mary and Martha, Mark 14:3-9; Luke 10:42; John 11:5.
Mary Magdalene, Mark 16:1; Luke 8:2; John 20:1, 2, 11-16.
Pilate's wife, Matt. 27:19.
Dorcas, Acts 9:36.
Lydia, Acts 16:14.
Priscilla, Acts 18:26.
Phebe, Rom. 16:1, 2.
Julia, Rom. 16:15.
Mary, Rom. 16:6.
Lois and Eunice, 2 Tim. 1:5.
Philippians, Phil. 4:3.
Figurative:
Of the church of Christ, Psa. 45:2-15; Gal. 4:26; Rev. 12:1.
Of saints, Matt. 25:1-4; 2 Cor. 11:2; Rev. 14:4.
Wicked
2 Kin. 9:30-37; 23:7; Jer. 44:15-19, 25; Ezek. 8:14; Rom. 1:26.
Zeal of, in licentious practices of idolatry, 2 Kin. 23:7; Hos. 4:13, 14.
Guileful and licentious, Prov. 2:16-19; 5:3-20; 6:24-29, 32-35; 7:6-27; Eccl. 7:26; Ezek. 16:32.
Commits forgery, 1 Kin. 21:8.
Silly and wayward, 2 Tim. 3:6.
Instances of:
Eve, in yielding to temptation and seducing her husband, Gen. 3:6; 1 Tim. 2:14.
Sarah, in her jealousy and malice toward Hagar, Gen. 21:9-11, with vs. 12-21. Lot's wife, in her rebellion against her situation, and against the destruction of Sodom, Gen. 19:26; Luke 17:32.
The daughters of Lot, in their incestuous lust, Gen. 19:31-38.
Rebekah, in her partiality for Jacob, and her sharp practice to secure for him Isaac's blessing, Gen. 27:11-17.
Rachel, in her jealousy of Leah, Gen. 30:1; in stealing images, Gen. 31:19, 34.
Leah, in her imitation of Rachel in the matter of children, Gen. 30:9-18.
Dinah, in her fornication, Gen. 34:1, 2.
Tamar, in her adultery, Gen. 38:14-24.
Potiphar's wife, in her lascivious lust and slander against Joseph, Gen. 39:7-20.
Zipporah, in her persecution of Moses on account of his religious obligations, Ex. 4:25, 26.
Miriam, in her sedition with Aaron against Moses, Num. 12.
Rahab, in her harlotry, Josh. 2:1.
Delilah, in her conspiracy against Samson, Judg. 16:4-20.
Peniah, the wife of Elkanah, in her jealous taunting of Haah, 1 Sam. 1:4-8.
The Midianitish woman in the camp of Israel, taken in adultery, Num. 25:6-8.
Michal, in her derision of David's religious zeal, 2 Sam. 6:16, 20-23.
Bath-sheba, in her adultery, in becoming the wife of her husband's murderer, 2 Sam. 11:4, 5, 27; 12:9, 10.
Solomon's wives, in their idolatrous and wicked influence over Solomon, 1 Kin. 11:1-11; Neh. 13:26.
Jezebel, in her persecution and destruction of the prophets of the Lord, 1 Kin. 18:4, 13; in her persecution of Elijah, 1 Kin. 19:2; in her conspiracy against Naboth, to take his vineyard, 1 Kin. 21:1-16; in her evil counsels to, and influence over, Ahab, 1 Kin. 21:25, with vs. 17-27, and 2 Kin. 9:30-37.
The caibal mothers of Samaria, 2 Kin. 6:28, 29.
Athaliah, in destroying the royal household and usurping the throne, 2 Kin. 11:1-16; 2 Chr. 22:10, 12; 23:12-15.
The sodomites of Judah, 2 Kin. 23:7.
Noadiah, a false prophetess, in troubling the Jews when they were restoring Jerusalem, Neh. 6:14.
Haman's wife, in counseling him to hang Mordecai, Esth. 5:14; 6:13.
Job's wife, in counseling him to curse God, Job 2:9; 19:17.
The idolatrous wives of Hosea, Hos. 1:2, 3; 3:1.
Herodias, in her incestuous marriage with Herod, Matt. 14:3, 4; Mark 6:17-19; Luke 3:19; compassing the death of John the Baptist, Matt. 14:6-11; Mark 6:24-28.
The daughter of Herodias, in her complicity with her mother in securing the death of John the Baptist, Matt. 14:8; Mark 6:18-28.
Sapphira, in her blasphemous falsehood, Acts 5:2-10.
The woman taken in adultery and brought to Jesus in the temple, John 8:1-11.
Figurative:
Of backsliding, Jer. 6:2; Rev. 17:4, 18.
Of the wicked, Isa. 32:9, 11; Matt. 25:1-13.
Symbolical:
Of wickedness, Zech. 5:7, 8; Rev. 17; 19:2.
See: Wife.

WOMEN [SMITH]

The position of women in the Hebrew commonwealth contrasts favorably with that which in the present day is assigned to them generally in eastern countries. The most salient point of contrast in the usages of ancient as compared with modern Oriental society was the large amount of liberty enjoyed by women. Instead of being immured in a harem, or appearing in public with the face covered. The wives and maidens of ancient times mingled freely and openly with the other sex in the duties and amenities of ordinary life. Rebekah travelled on a camel with her face unveiled until she came into the presence of her affianced. (Genesis 24:64,65) Jacob saluted Rachel with a kiss in the presence of the shepherds. (Genesis 29:11) Women played no inconsiderable part in public celebrations (Exodus 15:20,21; Judges 11:34) The odes of Deborah, Judg 5, and of Hannah, (1 Samuel 2:1) etc., exhibit a degree of intellectual cultivation which is in itself a proof of the position of the sex in that period. Women also occasionally held public office, particularly that of prophetess or inspired teacher. (Exodus 15:20; Judges 4:4; 2 Kings 22:14; Nehemiah 6:14; Luke 2:36) The management of household affairs devolved mainly on the women. The value of a virtuous and active housewife forms a frequent topic in the book of Proverbs. ch. (Proverbs 11:16; 12:4; 14:1; 31:10) etc. Her influence was of course proportionably great.