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- Origin and cause of the name
Genesis 2:23 - ORIGINALLY MADE
- By God in his own image
Genesis 1:27
- From one of Adam's ribs
Genesis 2:21,22
- For man
1 Corinthians 11:9
- To be an helpmeet for man
Genesis 2:18,20
- Subordinate to man
1 Corinthians 11:3
- To be the glory of man
1 Corinthians 11:7
- By God in his own image
- Deceived by Satan
Genesis 3:1-6; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Timothy 2:14 - Led man to disobey God
Genesis 3:6,11,12 - Curse pronounced on
Genesis 3:16 - Salvation promised through the seed of
Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:14 - Safety in childbirth promised to the faithful and holy
1 Timothy 2:15 - CHARACTERISED AS
- Weaker than man
1 Peter 3:7
- Timid
Isaiah 19:16; Jeremiah 50:37; 51:30; Nahum 3:13
- Loving and affectionate
2 Samuel 1:26
- Tender and constant to her offspring
Isaiah 49:15; Lamentations 4:10
- Weaker than man
- To wear her hair long as a covering
1 Corinthians 11:15 - Good and virtuous, described
Proverbs 31:10-28 - Virtuous, held in high estimation
Ruth 3:11; Proverbs 31:10,30 - FREQUENTLY
- Fond of self-indulgence
Isaiah 32:9-11
- Subtle and deceitful
Proverbs 7:10; Ecclesiastes 7:26
- Silly and easily led into error
2 Timothy 3:6
- Zealous in promoting superstition and idolatry
Jeremiah 7:18; Ezekiel 13:17,23
- Active in instigating to iniquity
Numbers 31:15,16; 1 Kings 21:25; Nehemiah 13:26
- Fond of self-indulgence
- Generally wore a vail in the presence of the other sex
Genesis 24:65 - Generally lived in a separated apartment or tent
Genesis 18:9; 24:67; Esther 2:9,11 - Submissive and respectful to husbands
1 Peter 3:6; Genesis 18:12 - OF DISTINCTION
- Fair and graceful
Genesis 12:11; 24:16; Song of Solomon 1:8; Amos 8:13
- Haughty in their deportment
Isaiah 3:16
- Fond of dress and ornaments
Isaiah 3:17-23
- Wore their hair plaited and adorned with gold and pearls
Isaiah 3:24; 1 Timothy 2:9
- Fair and graceful
- Of the poorer classes swarthy from exposure to the sun
Song of Solomon 1:5,6 - YOUNG
- Called maids
Exodus 2:8; Luke 8:51,52
- Called damsels
Genesis 24:55; Mark 5:39
- Called virgins
Genesis 24:16; Lamentations 1:4
- Gay and merry
Judges 11:34; 21:21; Jeremiah 31:13; Zechariah 9:17
- Kind and courteous to strangers
Genesis 24:17
- Fond of ornaments
Jeremiah 2:32
- Required to learn from and imitate their elders
Titus 2:4
- Inherited parents' property when there was no male heir
Numbers 27:8
- Could not marry without consent of parents
Genesis 24:3,4; 34:6; Exodus 22:17
- Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity
Judges 11:37; Psalm 78:63; Isaiah 4:1
- Often taken captive
Lamentations 1:18; Ezekiel 30:17,18
- Punishment for seducing, when betrothed
Deuteronomy 22:23-27
- Punishment for seducing when not betrothed
Exodus 22:16,17; Deuteronomy 22:28,29
- Often treated with great cruelty in war
Deuteronomy 32:25; Lamentations 2:21; 5:11
- Of distinction, dressed in robes of various colours
2 Samuel 13:18; Psalm 45:14
- Called maids
- Were required to hear and obey the law
Joshua 8:35 - Had a court of the tabernacle assigned to them
Exodus 38:8; 1 Samuel 2:2 - Allowed to join in the temple-music from the time of David
1 Chronicles 25:5,6; Ezra 2:65; Nehemiah 7:67 - OFTEN ENGAGED IN
- Domestic employments
Genesis 18:6; Proverbs 31:15
- Agriculture
Ruth 2:8; Song of Solomon 1:6
- Tending sheep
Genesis 29:9; Exodus 2:16
- Drawing and carrying water
Genesis 24:11,13,15,16; 1 Samuel 9:11; John 4:7
- Grinding corn
Matthew 24:41; Luke 17:35
- Spinning
Proverbs 31:13,14
- Embroidery
Proverbs 31:22
- Celebrating the victories of the nation
Exodus 15:20,21; Judges 11:34; 1 Samuel 18:6,7
- Attending funerals as mourners
Jeremiah 9:17,20
- Domestic employments
- Vows of, when married not binding upon the husband
Numbers 30:6-8 - Unfaithfulness of, when married found out by the waters of Jealousy
Numbers 5:14-28 - Punishment for injuring, when with child
Exodus 21:22-25 - To be governed by, considered a calamity by the Jews
Isaiah 3:12 - To be slain by, considered a great disgrace
Judges 9:54 - Considered a valuable booty in war
Deuteronomy 20:14; 1 Samuel 30:2 - Often treated with great cruelty in war
2 Kings 8:12; Lamentations 5:11; Ezekiel 9:6; Hosea 13:16 - ILLUSTRATIVE
- (Gloriously arrayed,) of the Church of Christ
Psalm 45:13; Galatians 4:26; Revelation 12:1
- (Delicate,) of backsliding Israel
Jeremiah 6:2
- (Chaste and holy,) of saints
Song of Solomon 1:3; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Revelation 14:4
- (Lewd,) of the Roman apostasy
Revelation 17:4,18
- (Wise,) of saints
Matthew 25:1,2,4
- (Foolish,) of mere professors
Matthew 25:1-3
- (At ease and careless,) of a state of carnal security
Isaiah 32:9,11
- (Forsaken,) of Israel in her captivity
Isaiah 54:6
- (Gloriously arrayed,) of the Church of Christ
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Bibliography Information
Torrey, Reuben Archer. Entry for 'Woman'. Torrey's Topical Textbook. https://www.studylight.org/concordances/eng/ttt/w/woman.html. 1897.
Torrey, Reuben Archer. Entry for 'Woman'. Torrey's Topical Textbook. https://www.studylight.org/concordances/eng/ttt/w/woman.html. 1897.
