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Woman
Was “taken out of man” (Gen. 2:23), and therefore the man has the preeminence. “The head of the woman is the man;” but yet honour is to be shown to the wife, “as unto the weaker vessel” (1 Cor. 11:3, 8, 9; 1 Pet. 3:7). Several women are mentioned in Scripture as having been endowed with prophetic gifts, as Miriam (Ex. 15:20), Deborah (Judg. 4:4, 5), Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), Noadiah (Neh. 6:14), Anna (Luke 2:36, 37), and the daughters of Philip the evangelist (Acts 21:8, 9). Women are forbidden to teach publicly (1 Cor. 14:34, 35; 1 Tim. 2:11, 12). Among the Hebrews it devolved upon women to prepare the meals for the household (Gen. 18:6; 2 Sam. 13:8), to attend to the work of spinning (Ex. 35:26; Prov. 31:19), and making clothes (1 Sam. 2:19; Prov. 31:21), to bring water from the well (Gen. 24:15; 1 Sam. 9:11), and to care for the flocks (Gen. 29:6; Ex. 2:16).
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The word “woman,” as used in Matt. 15:28, John 2:4 and 20:13, 15, implies tenderness and courtesy and not disrespect. Only where revelation is known has woman her due place of honour assigned to her.
In the Bible
407
Verses where Woman is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 16:3
Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.
- 1 Corinthians 7:1
Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
- 1 Corinthians 7:2
But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
- 1 Corinthians 7:13
And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
- 1 Corinthians 7:34
and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
- 1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
+401 more verses naming Woman.
Scripture on Woman
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- Genesis 3Deuteronomy 222 Kings 4Revelation 12Judges 131 Kings 31 Kings 17Luke 7Galatians 4Revelation 17Genesis 24Leviticus 15Leviticus 20Numbers 25Judges 141 Samuel 12 Samuel 202 Kings 8Esther 2John 8Exodus 2Exodus 21Leviticus 12Leviticus 18Numbers 302 Samuel 11Proverbs 31Matthew 15Luke 131 Corinthians 71 Timothy 2Genesis 2Genesis 12Exodus 35Leviticus 21Ruth 31 Samuel 22 Samuel 132 Kings 6Proverbs 6Matthew 26Mark 5Leviticus 13Leviticus 24Deuteronomy 17Deuteronomy 28Joshua 6Judges 4Judges 9Judges 19Ruth 41 Samuel 272 Samuel 17Proverbs 5Proverbs 7Proverbs 11Proverbs 21Proverbs 27Proverbs 30Ecclesiastes 7Isaiah 54Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 49Micah 4Matthew 5Matthew 9Mark 7Mark 10Luke 8John 2John 20Acts 161 Corinthians 14Genesis 18Genesis 20Genesis 21Genesis 28Genesis 29Genesis 38Genesis 46Exodus 3Exodus 6Exodus 11Exodus 15Exodus 19Exodus 23Exodus 36Leviticus 19Numbers 6Numbers 12Numbers 31Deuteronomy 7Deuteronomy 15Deuteronomy 20Deuteronomy 21Deuteronomy 24Deuteronomy 29Deuteronomy 32Joshua 2Judges 11Judges 16Judges 20Judges 21Ruth 1Ruth 21 Samuel 91 Samuel 151 Samuel 201 Samuel 252 Samuel 32 Samuel 61 Kings 111 Kings 142 Kings 92 Kings 221 Chronicles 162 Chronicles 22 Chronicles 152 Chronicles 24Ezra 10Nehemiah 6Esther 1Esther 4Job 2Job 14Job 15Job 25Job 31Psalms 48Psalms 58Psalms 113Proverbs 2Proverbs 9Proverbs 12Proverbs 14Proverbs 20Proverbs 23Proverbs 25Song of Solomon 1Isaiah 13Isaiah 21Isaiah 26Isaiah 42Isaiah 45Isaiah 49Isaiah 62Jeremiah 3Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 13Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 30Jeremiah 44Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 51Lamentations 1Ezekiel 16Ezekiel 18Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 36Ezekiel 44Hosea 3Hosea 13Zechariah 5Matthew 13Matthew 19Matthew 22Mark 12Mark 14Luke 2Luke 4Luke 10Luke 11Luke 15Luke 16Luke 20Luke 22John 16John 19Acts 9Acts 17Acts 21Romans 1Romans 71 Thessalonians 51 Timothy 51 Peter 3Revelation 2
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More illustrations of Woman
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Voices on Woman
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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