The gift of young children from God is usually seen as a blessing. The term is also used figuratively of those who are young or immature in the faith.

Psalms 127:3

Babies as a blessing from God

See also

Genesis 1:28; 17:16; 24:59-60
Proverbs 17:6
Luke 1:41-42
Genesis 17:15-19

The promise of a baby

See also

Genesis 18:10-14
2 Kings 4:14-17
Luke 1:11-24
Genesis 21:1-7

Examples of biblical characters as babies

Genesis 25:21-26

Isaac

Exodus 2:1-10

Esau and Jacob

Judges 13:2-25

Moses

Ruth 4:13-17

Samson

2 Samuel 12:24-25

Obed, the father of Jesse

Luke 1:57-66

Solomon

John the Baptist

Isaiah 7:14

Babies as prophetic signs

See also

Isaiah 8:3-4; 9:6-7
Hosea 1:2-11
Luke 2:8-12
Luke 2:21-24

OT laws concerned with the birth of babies

See also

Genesis 17:9-12
Exodus 13:1-2
Leviticus 12:1-8
Luke 1:59
Isaiah 49:15

A mother's love for her baby

See also

1 Kings 3:16-28
Isaiah 66:12-13
Psalms 51:5

Babies are sinful from birth

See also

Psalms 58:3
John 9:34
Exodus 1:15-22

The death of babies

See also

Exodus 11:4-5
2 Samuel 12:13-23
Lamentations 2:11-12
Matthew 2:16-18
Acts 7:17-19
Matthew 1:18-23

Jesus Christ and babies

See also

Jesus Christ's own birth and babyhood

Isaiah 7:14
Matthew 2:1-23
Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-40
Luke 18:15-17

Jesus Christ's response to babies

pp Mt 19:13-15

pp Mk 10:13-16

1 Corinthians 3:1-2

Babyhood used as a spiritual image

See also

Psalms 8:2
Matthew 21:16; 11:25
Romans 2:20
1 Corinthians 14:20
Ephesians 4:14
Hebrews 5:11-14
1 Peter 2:2-3

See also

2515 Christ, birth of
5061 sanctity of life
5225 barrenness
5663 childbirth
5664 children
5718 mothers
5724 offspring
5731 parents
5881 immaturity
8313 nurture