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Abraham’s servant leaves with Rebekah
Abraham’s servant left Nahor with Rebekah and her nurse.
Nurse
NURSE A woman who took care of an infant that did not belong to her, or a man who took care of young children. The work was limited to the nursing and caring of an infant. Women usually took care of their own children, such as Sarah (Gn 21:7) and Hannah (1 Sm 1:23). A wet nurse often became a part of
Nurse
nurse, a woman who breast-feeds a child or one who takes care of another. Hebrew mothers usually nursed their children (Gen. 21:7; 1 Sam. 1:23; 1 Kings 3:21; 2 Macc. 2:27; cf. Song of Sol. 8:1), but wet nurses were sometimes employed, particularly in royal families (Exod. 2:7–9; 2 Kings 11:2; 2 Chron.
Nurse
NURSE. Two kinds of nurses are mentioned in the Heb. OT. The mêneqet (from yānaq, “to give suck”) was a wet nurse as in the case of Deborah who apparently had suckled Rebekah when an infant (Gen 24:59; 35:8), of Moses’ mother (Ex 2:7–8), and of Joash’s nurse (2 Kgs 11:2; 2 Chr 22:11). Suckling continued
Nurse
NURSE. ‘Nurse’ in the evv may mean a wet-nurse, translating Heb. mêneqeṯ, used of Deborah (Gn. 24:59), of Moses’ mother (Ex. 2:7), and of the nurse of the infant Joash (2 Ki. 11:2; 2 Ch. 22:11). Suckling is usually continued in the Near East for 2 years, and the nurse often remains with the family
Nurse
NurseNurses (Heb. mêneqeṯ, ʾōmeneṯ) and midwives (mĕyalleḏeṯ) helped households determine which women would bear children, when couples would have intercourse, who would adopt children, and who would nurse them. In many households only one wife conceived, bore, adopted, and nursed its sons and
Nurse
Nurse (Heb. mēneqeṯ, ˒ōmeneṯ; Gk. tróphos). In biblical usage a woman charged with caring for, and often suckling, a child other than her own. Since the Old Testament is primarily concerned with the activities of wealthy and/or royal families, most examples of nurses are for this upper class;
Nurse
Nurse. In ancient times the position of the nurse, wherever one was maintained, was one of much honor and importance. See Gen. 24:59; 35:8; 2 Sam. 4:4; 2 Kings 11:2. The same term is applied to a foster-father or mother, e.g., Num. 11:12; Ruth 4:16; Isa. 49:23.
Nurse, Nursing
NURSE, NURSING (Heb. yānaq, to “give milk,” once ˒āman, to “support, foster,” Ruth 4:16). It is clear, both from Scripture and from Greek and Roman writers, that in ancient times the position of the nurse was one of honor and importance (see Gen. 24:59; 35:8; 2 Sam. 4:4; 2 Kings 11:2). The same term
Nurse
Nursenurse, a woman who breastfeeds a child or one who takes care of another. Hebrew mothers usually nursed their own children (Gen. 21:7; 1 Sam. 1:23; 1 Kings 3:21; 2 Macc. 2:27; cf. Song of Sol. 8:1). Moses’mother was hired to nurse her child (Exod. 1:15-2:10, esp. 2:7–9). Weaning usually occurred
Nurse
NurseThe nurse of biblical times does not carry the connotation of medicine or of aiding recovery from illness so much as the maternal connotation of suckling an infant child or caring for a growing child.The essence of nursing lay in nourishment and nurture. These twin aspects are seen in Moses’ mother