Bible Dictionary: Women: Symbolical of Wickedness

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Zechariah 5:7,8
And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sits in the middle of the ephah.
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Revelation 17:1
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying to me, Come here; I will show to you the judgment of the great whore that sits on many waters:
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Revelation 19:2
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he has judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
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Library

Certain Prayers and Laws.
... let him either leave off to prostitute women, or else ... of the birds or cats, or noises,
or symbolical sounds: let ... some time, for this sort of wickedness is hard ...
/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec iv certain prayers and laws.htm

The Protevangelium.
... the name is descriptive of the wickedness of the ... the visible instrument acquires
a symbolical meaning ... Deborah, concerning Jael, "Blessed above women shall Jael ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/the protevangelium.htm

Of the Testimony of John to Jesus in Matthew's Gospel,
... that among them that are born of women there is ... in the cures He wrought, which are
symbolical of those ... cleansing herself from every stain of wickedness, is no ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/17 of the testimony of.htm

The Leaven.
... ploughed and sowed in the field, women kneaded and ... mentioning the leaven of malice
and wickedness in connection ... of Scripture in which the symbolical meaning of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arnot/the parables of our lord/iv the leaven.htm

Calvary
... Men and women are made perfect through suffering ... the symbol of slavery and vulgar
wickedness; but He ... "Symbolical, when the abstract personifications of the sun ...
/.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter xii calvary.htm

CHAPTER III.
... For often, when women prostitute themselves, they complain ... of the performance of
the symbolical action lies ... these words, their stupendous wickedness." The God ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/chapter iii.htm

The Confessions of St. Augustin Index of Subjects
... he deplores the wickedness of his youth, 55. ... he is still held by the love of women,
[158]116. ... symbolical of those given to carnal pleasures, 80 (note), [208]81. ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/the confessions of st augustin.htm

Index of Subjects.
... Genealogy, the, difficulties of, [649]6, [650]20; why mentions bad women, [651]6,
[652]17; why omits three kings, [653]6 ... Hebrews, wickedness of the old, [758]1. ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/index of subjects.htm

The Book of Enoch
... an oath to take wives from among mortal women. ... colours of the animals are
symbolical"white for purity and righteousness, black for wickedness and disobedience ...
//christianbookshelf.org/deane/pseudepigrapha/the book of enoch.htm

Introduction.
... water shall be changed to salt; women shall bring ... of Baruch the details of the
wickedness and calamities ... of Enoch adumbrates the Messiah in symbolical language ...
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