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Nave Topical Bible
• Barrenness
Thompson Chain Reference
• Barrenness
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American Tract Society
• Barrenness
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Barren
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Barren, Barrenness
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Barrenness
King James Dictionary
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• Barren
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Barren
Wilson's Bible Types
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Webster Dictionary
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• Barren
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Barrenness
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Barrenness
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Barren
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Barren, Barrenness
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• ܥܶܩܳܪܳܐ
• ܨܰܕ݂ܝܳܐ
• ἀργός
• στεῖρα
• גַּלְמודּ
• מְלֵחָה
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An affliction peculiarly lamented throughout the East, Genesis 16:1 30:1-23 1 Samuel 1:6,19 Isaiah 47:9 49:21 Luke 1:25 , especially by the Jewish women, who remembered the promised Messiah, Genesis 3:15 , and hoped for the honor of his parentage. The strength of this feeling is evinced by the extraordinary and often unjustifiable measures it led them to adopt, Genesis 16:2 19:31 38:14 Deuteronomy 25:5-10 . Professed Christians are charged with barrenness, if they are destitute of the fruits of the Spirit, and do not abound in good works, Luke 13:6-9 2 Peter 1:8 .