What the Bible says about

Nurse

8 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools

“So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.”
Genesis 24:59 BSB
“Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.”
Genesis 35:8 BSB
“Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?””
Exodus 2:7 BSB
“And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.”
Ruth 4:16 BSB
“But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.”
2 Kings 11:2 BSB
“Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.”
Isaiah 60:4 BSB
“On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.”
1 Thessalonians 2:7 BSB
“And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.”
2 Samuel 4:4 BSB
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