Dictionary of Bible Themes The part of the female body where offspring are conceived and developed. A barren womb can be indicative of God's displeasure or a test of faith, while a fruitful womb may be a sign of his favour. It is God who creates within the womb. In ancient Israel, the first offspring of every womb belonged to God. Psalms 139:13-16The womb as the place of conception and gestation See also Genesis 25:23-24; 38:27Deuteronomy 28:53,57 Job 3:10-12; 10:18-19; 31:15 Psalms 22:9-11 Ecclesiastes 11:5 Isaiah 44:2,24; 49:5; 66:7-9 Jeremiah 1:5; 20:14-18 Hosea 12:3 Luke 1:41-45 John 3:4 Romans 4:19-21 Genesis 20:18 The barren womb See also Indicating divine displeasure Genesis 29:31Hosea 9:11,14 Luke 1:6-25 See also As a test of faith Genesis 30:22-231 Samuel 1:5-6 Luke 23:29-31 See also A blessing in times of persecution Matthew 24:19pp Mk 13:17 pp Lk 21:23 Deuteronomy 7:13A fruitful womb may indicate God's favour See also Genesis 29:31; 30:22-23; 49:25Deuteronomy 28:4,11; 30:9 Psalms 127:3-5; 128:3-4 Exodus 13:1-2 The first offspring of every womb belonged to God See also Exodus 13:12,15Numbers 18:15 Job 1:21 Proverbial use of the womb See also Job 15:34-35; 24:20; 38:8,29Psalms 110:3 Proverbs 30:15-16; 31:2 Ecclesiastes 5:15 Hosea 13:13 Psalms 22:9-10 Spiritual life beginning in the womb See also Psalms 51:5; 58:3; 71:6See also 5061 sanctity of life5225 barrenness 5652 babies 5655 birth 5663 childbirth 5664 children 5716 middle age 5718 mothers 5734 relationships 5744 wife 5745 women 8256 fruitfulness |
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