Motherhood (Bible Verses)

What does the Bible say about Motherhood? Explore this dedicated resource for a comprehensive study of the scriptures and key verses related to Motherhood. This guide is designed to cater to both beginners and advanced students of the Bible, providing a deeper understanding of Bible themes and their significance. Dive into a rich tapestry of historical contexts, detailed exegesis, and thematic studies that offer practical applications and spiritual guidance. Engage with the transformative power of scripture as we uncover the meaning, divine wisdom, and eternal truths about the Bible verses related to the topic of Motherhood, enhancing how we perceive and live out our faith.

Exodus 2:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

Exodus 2:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

1 Kings 3:26 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

1 Samuel 1:10 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

1 Kings 3:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

Exodus 2:6 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

Exodus 2:4 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

Proverbs 31:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?

Genesis 16:11 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

Genesis 21:13 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

1 Samuel 1:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.

Genesis 25:21 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Exodus 2:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.

Luke 1:42 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

1 Samuel 1:22 KJV Bible Verse Image
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But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

Job 39:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;

Genesis 18:12 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

Genesis 35:17 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

Proverbs 31:31 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

Exodus 2:7 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

Proverbs 31:1 KJV Bible Verse Image
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The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

1 Samuel 1:19 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.

Genesis 17:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

Genesis 35:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.

1 Samuel 1:24 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.

1 Samuel 1:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

Genesis 16:15 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

1 Samuel 1:26 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.

1 Kings 3:20 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

1 Kings 3:25 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Genesis 29:33 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

1 Samuel 1:25 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

1 Samuel 1:23 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

1 Kings 3:21 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

Genesis 21:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

2 Kings 4:24 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.

Genesis 30:18 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

Genesis 35:18 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

2 Kings 4:28 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?

Genesis 21:15 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

2 Kings 4:20 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

Exodus 2:9 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.

1 Kings 3:19 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

Luke 1:44 KJV Bible Verse Image
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For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

1 Kings 3:24 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

1 Kings 3:27 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

Luke 1:40 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

Bible Theme & Topic Recap: Motherhood

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