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This practice is deeply rooted in the nurturing and sustenance of life, reflecting the care and provision that God extends to His people.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b> <br>The Bible contains several references to nursing, illustrating its importance in the family and community life of ancient Israel. Nursing is often associated with maternal care and the bond between mother and child. <br><br>In <a href="/genesis/21-7.htm">Genesis 21:7</a>, Sarah expresses amazement at nursing a child in her old age: "Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age." This highlights the miraculous nature of Isaac's birth and the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and Sarah.<br><br>The account of Moses also includes a significant reference to nursing. In <a href="/exodus/2-7.htm">Exodus 2:7-9</a>, Moses' sister suggests to Pharaoh's daughter that a Hebrew woman could nurse the child. Pharaoh's daughter agrees, and Moses' own mother is brought to nurse him: "Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, 'Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.' So the woman took the child and nursed him." This account underscores God's providence and care for Moses from infancy.<br><br>In <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">1 Samuel 1:23</a>, Hannah, the mother of Samuel, is depicted as nursing her son until he is weaned: "Do what seems best to you," her husband Elkanah told her. "Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the LORD confirm His word." So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him. This passage reflects the dedication and commitment of a mother to her child's early development.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Spiritual Implications</b> <br>Nursing is often used metaphorically in Scripture to describe God's nurturing care for His people. In <a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15</a>, God compares His compassion to that of a nursing mother: "Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!" This powerful imagery emphasizes God's unwavering love and remembrance of His covenant people.<br><br>The Apostle Paul uses the metaphor of nursing to describe his gentle care for the Thessalonian church. In <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:7</a>, he writes, "Instead, we were like young children among you. Just as a nursing mother cares for her children." This analogy highlights the tender and nurturing approach Paul took in his ministry, reflecting the selfless love and care expected of spiritual leaders.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Insights</b> <br>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, nursing was a vital part of child-rearing, often extending for several years. The weaning process marked a significant milestone in a child's life and was sometimes celebrated with a feast, as seen in <a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Genesis 21:8</a>: "The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned."<br><br>Wet nurses were also employed in some cases, as seen in the account of Moses. This practice allowed for the continuation of nursing when the biological mother was unavailable or unable to nurse.<br><br><b>Theological Reflections</b> <br>Nursing, as depicted in the Bible, is a profound expression of God's design for family and community. It reflects the intimate bond between mother and child and serves as a metaphor for divine care and provision. The nurturing aspect of nursing aligns with the biblical themes of love, sacrifice, and the sustenance of life, pointing to the greater spiritual truths of God's relationship with His people.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Nurse.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">NURSE; NURSING</span><p>nurs, nurs'-ing: "Nurse" in the King James Version represents two different Hebrew words: In 8 passages (<a href="/genesis/24-59.htm">Genesis 24:59</a>; <a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Genesis 35:8</a> <a href="/exodus/2-7.htm">Exodus 2:7, 9</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-2.htm">2 Kings 11:2</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-11.htm">2 Chronicles 22:11</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a>) the word-noun or verb-renders some form of the verb yanaq, "to suck." The feminine causative part. of this verb is commonly used to denote nurse or foster-mother. According to <a href="/exodus/2-7.htm">Exodus 2:7</a> Moses' mother-"a nurse of the Hebrew women"-became, at Pharaoh's daughter's request, the foster-mother of the foundling. Joash, the son of Ahaziah, was in charge of a nurse until he was 7 years old (<a href="/2_kings/11-2.htm">2 Kings 11:2</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-11.htm">2 Chronicles 22:11</a>). But it is obvious that the term was used in a more general way, e.g. of a lady's maid or tire-woman. Rebekah was accompanied by her nurse when she left home to be married (<a href="/genesis/24-59.htm">Genesis 24:59</a>; <a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Genesis 35:8</a>). In 5 passages (<a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Numbers 11:12</a> <a href="/ruth/4-16.htm">Ruth 4:16</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-4.htm">2 Samuel 4:4</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a>; <a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Isaiah 60:4</a> the King James Version) "nurse" represents the Hebrew word, 'aman, "to support," "be faithful," "nourish." The participle of this verb denoted a person who had charge of young children-a guardian or governess. Naomi took charge of Ruth's child "and became nurse unto it" (<a href="/ruth/4-16.htm">Ruth 4:16</a>). In <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Numbers 11:12</a> Moses asks whether he has to take charge of the Israelites "as a nursing-father carrieth the sucking child." The same word is found in <a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15</a> (the King James Version "them that brought up," i.e. "guardians of the sons of Ahab) and in <a href="/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7</a> (the King James Version "and he brought up," i.e. he (Mordecai) adopted, his niece). Deutero-Isaiah uses both terms together (<a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a>) to describe the exalted position of Israel in the future when foreign kings and queens will offer their services and wait upon the chosen people.<br><br>In the solitary passage in the New Testament where "nurse" occurs, it renders the Greek word trophos. In this case the word does not mean a hired nurse, but a mother who nurses her own children (<a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:7</a>).<br><br>T. Lewis<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2337.htm"><span class="l">2337. thelazo -- to suckle</span></a> <br><b>...</b> See 2338 (). Word Origin from thele (a nipple) Definition to suckle NASB<br> Word Usage nursed (1), <b>nursing</b> babies (4). to suckle, suck. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2337.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/5162.htm"><span class="l">5162. trophos -- a nurse</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [5162 () is used in ancient Greek of a , holding her child in her arms (see ).].<br> Word Origin from trepho Definition a nurse NASB Word Usage <b>nursing</b> (1). nurse. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5162.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2338.htm"><span class="l">2338. thelus -- female</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 2338 (from , "the breast") -- properly, a woman with <b>nursing</b> breasts ("one who gives<br> suck"); (figuratively) a mature female who exhibit "," glorifying God by <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2338.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3243.htm"><span class="l">3243. yanaq -- to suck</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to suck NASB Word Usage draw (1), infant (3), infants (2), milking<br> (1), nurse (11), nursed (3), nurses (1), <b>nursing</b> (1), <b>nursing</b> babes (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3243.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5763.htm"><span class="l">5763. ul -- to nurse, give suck</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5762, 5763. ul. 5764 . to nurse, give suck. Transliteration: ul Phonetic<br> Spelling: (ool) Short Definition: <b>nursing</b>. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5763.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5764.htm"><span class="l">5764. ul -- a sucking child, suckling</span></a><br><b>...</b> infant. Word Origin from ul Definition a sucking child, suckling NASB Word<br> Usage infant (1), <b>nursing</b> child (1). sucking child, infant. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5764.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7699a.htm"><span class="l">7699a. shad -- (female) breast</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from an unused word Definition (female) breast NASB Word Usage breast<br> (2), breasts (18), <b>nursing</b> infants* (1). 7699, 7699a. shad. 7699b . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7699a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2949.htm"><span class="l">2949. tippuchim -- tenderly cared for</span></a><br><b>...</b> born healthy (1). span long. From taphach; <b>nursing</b> -- span long. see HEBREW<br> taphach. 2948, 2949. tippuchim. 2950 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2949.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/origen/origens_commentary_on_the_gospel_of_matthew/26_the_little_ones_and.htm"><span class="l">The Little Ones and their Angels.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> but the little ones are "the newborn babes which long for the reasonable milk which<br> is without guile," [5979] such as stand in need of <b>nursing</b>-fathers and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/26 the little ones and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watson/the_ten_commandments/2_5_the_fifth_commandment.htm"><span class="l">The Fifth Commandment</span></a> <br><b>...</b> among the lesser stars. The Scripture calls kings, fathers.' Kings shall<br> be thy <b>nursing</b> fathers.' Isaiah 49:23. They are to train <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 5 the fifth commandment.htm</font><p><a href="/library/philips/the_christian_home/chapter_xiii_home_as_a.htm"><span class="l">Home as a Nursery.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> in speaking of the coming Messiah and the glory of his church, says, "Thy daughters<br> shall be nursed at thy side." "Kings shall be thy <b>nursing</b> fathers, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/philips/the christian home/chapter xiii home as a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_with_world_winners/the_genesis_picture.htm"><span class="l">The Genesis Picture.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> In speaking of God's early care of the Hebrews Paul says, "as a <b>nursing</b>-father bore<br> he them in the wilderness."[1] That word "<b>nursing</b>-father" is peculiar in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/the genesis picture.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hayward/the_book_of_religions/millenarians.htm"><span class="l">Millenarians.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And kings shall be thy <b>nursing</b> fathers, and their queens thy <b>nursing</b> mothers, [they<br> shall become good themselves, and be the protectors of religion and liberty <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/millenarians.htm</font><p><a href="/library/philips/the_christian_home/chapter_vi_home_as_a.htm"><span class="l">Home as a Stewardship.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> In <b>nursing</b> him for the queen, that devoted mother nursed him also for herself; and<br> in doing this, she was also promoting the welfare of her son, and executing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/philips/the christian home/chapter vi home as a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_2_1856/a_bottle_in_the_smoke.htm"><span class="l">A Bottle in the Smoke</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Until happier times come, when kings shall be their <b>nursing</b> fathers, and queens<br> their <b>nursing</b> mothers, it must still be true that "God hath chosen the poor in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/a bottle in the smoke.htm</font><p><a href="/library/vogt/church_cooperation_in_community_life/chapter_ix_the_church_and.htm"><span class="l">The Church and Other Rural Agencies</span></a> <br><b>...</b> United States Bureau of Education, United States Department of Labor, Children's<br> Bureau; National Organization for Public Health <b>Nursing</b>, National Child Labor <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../vogt/church cooperation in community life/chapter ix the church and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/coleridge/confessions_of_an_inquiring_spirit_etc/letter_vii_you_are_now.htm"><span class="l">Letter vii. You are Now, My Dear Friend, in Possession of My Whole <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Certain it is, that since kings have been her <b>nursing</b> fathers, and queens her <b>nursing</b><br> mothers, our theologians seem to act in the spirit of fear rather than in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../coleridge/confessions of an inquiring spirit etc/letter vii you are now.htm</font><p><a href="/library/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_20_of_civil_government.htm"><span class="l">Of Civil Government.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> In like manner, when Isaiah predicts of the Church, "Kings shall be thy<br> <b>nursing</b>-fathers, and their queens thy <b>nursing</b>-mothers" (Isaiah 49:23), he does not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 20 of civil government.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/n/nursing.htm"><span class="l"><b>Nursing</b> (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> & vb. n.) of Nurse. 2. (a.) Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the<br> breast; as, a <b>nursing</b> mother; a <b>nursing</b> infant. Int. <b>...</b> NURSE; <b>NURSING</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nursing.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nursing-mothers.htm"><span class="l"><b>Nursing</b>-mothers (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Nursing</b>-mothers. <b>Nursing</b>-fathers, <b>Nursing</b>-mothers. Nursling .<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Nursing</b>-mothers (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nursing-mothers.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nursing-fathers.htm"><span class="l"><b>Nursing</b>-fathers (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Nursing</b>-fathers. <b>Nursing</b>-father, <b>Nursing</b>-fathers. <b>Nursing</b>-mothers .<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Nursing</b>-fathers (1 Occurrence). Isaiah <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nursing-fathers.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nursing-father.htm"><span class="l"><b>Nursing</b>-father (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Nursing</b>-father. <b>Nursing</b>, <b>Nursing</b>-father. <b>Nursing</b>-fathers . Multi-Version<br> Concordance <b>Nursing</b>-father (2 Occurrences). Acts 13:18 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nursing-father.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mothers.htm"><span class="l">Mothers (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. (WBS). Matthew 24:19 But woe<br> to those who are with child and to <b>nursing</b> mothers in those days! (WEB NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mothers.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nurse.htm"><span class="l">Nurse (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> national resources. 11. (vt) To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does. Int.<br> Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NURSE; <b>NURSING</b>. nurs, nurs'-ing <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nurse.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/queens.htm"><span class="l">Queens (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 49:23 Kings shall be your <b>nursing</b> fathers, and their queens your <b>nursing</b><br> mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/queens.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nurses.htm"><span class="l">Nurses (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 49:23 And kings shall be thy foster-fathers, and their queens thy <b>nursing</b><br> mothers; they shall bow down to thee with their face to the earth, and lick <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nurses.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lick.htm"><span class="l">Lick (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 49:23 Kings shall be your <b>nursing</b> fathers, and their queens your <b>nursing</b><br> mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lick.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foster-fathers.htm"><span class="l">Foster-fathers (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 49:23 And kings shall be thy <b>nursing</b> fathers, and their queens thy <b>nursing</b><br> mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foster-fathers.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-nursing-home.html">Is it wrong for a Christian family to put a loved one into a nursing home? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/caring-for-old-parents.html">What does the Bible say about caring for our old parents? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-hospice.html">Is it wrong for a Christian family to use hospice? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/nursing.htm">Nursing: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Nursing (14 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/21-16.htm">Matthew 21:16</a></span><br />and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read,'Out of the mouth of babes and <span class="boldtext">nursing</span> babies you have perfected praise?'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/24-19.htm">Matthew 24:19</a></span><br />But woe to those who are with child and to <span class="boldtext">nursing</span> mothers in those days! <br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/13-17.htm">Mark 13:17</a></span><br />But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babies in those days! <br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23</a></span><br />Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:7</a></span><br />But we were gentle among you, like a <span class="boldtext">nursing</span> mother cherishes her own children.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/33-13.htm">Genesis 33:13</a></span><br />Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Numbers 11:12</a></span><br />Have I conceived all this people? Have I brought them forth, that you should tell me,'Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a <span class="boldtext">nursing</span> infant, to the land which you swore to their fathers?'<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/22-19.htm">1 Samuel 22:19</a></span><br />He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and <span class="boldtext">nursing</span> babies, and cattle and donkeys and sheep, with the edge of the sword.<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Psalms 8:2</a></span><br />From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">nursing</span> child will play near a cobra's hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></span><br />He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15</a></span><br />Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a></span><br />Kings shall be your <span class="boldtext">nursing</span> fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/2-16.htm">Joel 2:16</a></span><br />Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who suck the breasts. 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