What does "Nurse" mean in the Bible?
The position was one of much importance and honor. Rebekah's nurse accompanied her mistress to Canaan, and was buried with much mourning at Allon-bachuth. Nurse appears in 9 verses across 5 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Nurse?
NURSE. The position was one of much importance and honor. Rebekah's nurse accompanied her mistress to Canaan, and was buried with much mourning at Allon-bachuth. Gen 24:59; Gen 35:8. The tenderness of a nurse is not infrequently referred to. Isa 49:23; 1 Thess 2:7.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Nurse?
Where does Nurse appear in the Bible?
Nurse is referenced in 9 verses across 5 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Kings 3:21
- Exodus 2:7
- Exodus 2:9
- Genesis 21:7
- Genesis 24:59
- Isaiah 60:16
- Isaiah 66:11
- Isaiah 66:12
- Lamentations 4:3
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Nurse.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Nurse?
Nurse appears in 9 verses across 5 books, most often in Isaiah, which accounts for 3 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Nurse?
Isaiah, Exodus, Genesis, 1 Kings, Lamentations.
Where can I read every verse about Nurse?
This page lists 9 of them. Protos carries all 9, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
