TopicLove & RelationshipsBoth Testaments
widow
widow in Scripture reflects God's design for human connection, rooted in His own love for His people.
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Verse Refs
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Books
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Sub-Topics
Overview
What does the Bible say about widow? Browse 9 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.
Topical Index
14 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible
Vows of, binding
Numbers 30:9
When they are daughters of priests, they are to be supported by their fathers
Leviticus 22:13
Priests forbidden to marry
Leviticus 21:14
Marriage of, authorized
Romans 7:31 Corinthians 7:39
Widows' dower
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Exodus 22:22-24Deuteronomy 10:18Deuteronomy 14:28,29Deuteronomy 16:11-14Deuteronomy 24:17,19-21Deuteronomy 25:5-10+22 more
INSTANCES OF
Naomi
Ruth 1:3
Ruth
Ruth 1Ruth 2Ruth 3Ruth 4
The widow of Zarephath, who sustained Elijah during a famine
1 Kings 17
The woman whose sons Elisha saved from being sold for debt
2 Kings 4:1-7
Anna
Luke 2:36,37
The woman who gave two mites (leptas) in the temple courtyard
Mark 12:41-44Luke 21:2
The widow of Nain, whose only son Jesus raised from the dead
Luke 7:11-15
Key Verses
1
Numbers 30:9
Vows of, binding
2
Leviticus 22:13
When they are daughters of priests, they are to be supported by their fathers
3
Leviticus 21:14
Priests forbidden to marry
4
Romans 7:3
Marriage of, authorized
5
Exodus 22:22-24
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
6
Ruth 1:3
Naomi
7
Ruth 1
Ruth
8
1 Kings 17
The widow of Zarephath, who sustained Elijah during a famine
9
2 Kings 4:1-7
The woman whose sons Elisha saved from being sold for debt
10
Luke 2:36,37
Anna