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Bible Encyclopedias
Childbirth
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or (τεκνογονία , "child-bearing"). The throes of accouchement appear in Genesis 3:16, to be part of the doom incurred by woman for her agency in the fall in Eden. Her passive lot in thus continuing the race is aptly expressed in that primeval sentence: "Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." (See COHABITATION). The language of the apostle in 1 Timothy 2:15, implies that a patient endurance of this penalty shall contribute to woman's spiritual benefit. The Prayer-book of the Church of England prescribes a form of public thanksgiving to be offered for women after safe delivery in childbed. (See BIRTH); (See CHURCHING).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Childbirth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/childbirth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
