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Nurse

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: N

By: James P. Boyd

Narrator: Chris Genthree

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(nourish). Position of importance and honor among Hebrews (Gen. 24:59; 35:8⁵⁹And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. (Genesis 24:59)
⁸But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. (Genesis 35:8); 2 Sam. 4:4⁴And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. (2 Samuel 4:4)).

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