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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(nourish). Position of importance and honor among Hebrews (
Gen. 24:59; 35:8
59
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. (Genesis 24:59)
8
But 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. 4:4
4
And 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)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Such in
Old
Testament
times
were held in esteem, as was
Deborah
,
Rebekah
’s nurse (
Gen. 35:8
8
But 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)
). Twice
the
expression, “nursing
fathers
,” occurs, and queens are to be “nursing mothers” to
Israel
in the future (
Num. 11:12
12
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers? (Numbers 11:12)
;
Isa. 49:23
23
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. (Isaiah 49:23)
).
Paul
said, “We were gentle among you,
even
as a nurse cherisheth her
children
” (
1 Thess. 2:7
7
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: (1 Thessalonians 2:7)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
5134
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
nuwq
Phonic:
nook
Meaning:
a primitive root; to suckle
KJV Usage:
nurse
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