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The term is used in various contexts throughout the Scriptures, often reflecting the social and cultural norms of the times.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>1. <b>Sarah and Hagar</b>: One of the most notable uses of the term "mistress" is found in the account of Sarah and Hagar. In <a href="/genesis/16-4.htm">Genesis 16:4</a>, Hagar, the Egyptian maidservant of Sarah, is described as having contempt for her mistress after she becomes pregnant with Abraham's child. The passage reads, "And when she saw that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress." This narrative highlights the complex dynamics of authority, jealousy, and social hierarchy within the household.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/proverbs/30-23.htm">Proverbs 30:23</a></b>: The book of Proverbs includes a reference to a maidservant who displaces her mistress, illustrating a reversal of social order that is considered undesirable. <a href="/proverbs/30-23.htm">Proverbs 30:23</a> states, "an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress." This verse is part of a list of things that cause the earth to tremble, emphasizing the disruption caused by such a reversal.<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>The New Testament does not explicitly use the term "mistress" in the same way as the Old Testament. However, the concept of women in positions of authority or influence can be seen in various passages. For example, Lydia, a seller of purple goods in <a href="/acts/16-14.htm">Acts 16:14</a>, is a woman of influence and authority in her household and community. While not referred to as a "mistress," her role reflects the broader biblical theme of women who hold significant positions.<br><br><b>Cultural and Theological Implications</b><br><br>In biblical times, the role of a mistress was often tied to the household structure, where she would have authority over servants and manage domestic affairs. This role is reflective of the patriarchal society in which the Scriptures were written, where women often derived their status and authority from their relationship to male figures, such as husbands or fathers.<br><br>Theologically, the interactions between mistresses and their subordinates, such as Sarah and Hagar, can be seen as illustrative of broader themes of authority, submission, and God's sovereignty. These narratives often serve as a backdrop for exploring human relationships and divine intervention.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The term "mistress" in the Bible encompasses a range of meanings and implications, from authority and influence to social disruption. While the specific term may not be prevalent in the New Testament, the concept continues to be relevant in understanding the roles and relationships of women within the biblical narrative.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A woman regarded with love and devotion; she who has command over one's heart; a beloved object; a sweetheart.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A woman filling the place, but without the rights, of a wife; a concubine; a loose woman with whom one consorts habitually.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) A title of courtesy formerly prefixed to the name of a woman, married or unmarried, but now superseded by the contracted forms, Mrs., for a married, and Miss, for an unmarried, woman.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) A married woman; a wife.<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) The old name of the jack at bowls.<p>8. (<I>v. i.</I>) To wait upon a mistress; to be courting.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">MISTRESS</span><p>mis'-tres (ba`alah, gebhereth): Is the translation of ba`alah, "lady," "owner" (<a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17</a> <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a>); in <a href="/1_samuel/28-7.htm">1 Samuel 28:7</a>, "a woman that hath a familiar spirit" is literally, "the mistress of a familiar spirit"; of gebhereth (<a href="/genesis/16-4.htm">Genesis 16:4, 8, 9</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-3.htm">2 Kings 5:3</a> <a href="/psalms/123-2.htm">Psalm 123:2</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-23.htm">Proverbs 30:23</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Isaiah 24:2</a>); in <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5, 7</a>, we have the King James Version and the English Revised Version "lady," the American Standard Revised Version "mistress."<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3136.htm"><span class="l">3136. Martha -- Martha, a Christian woman</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Martha. Probably of Chaldee origin (meaning <b>mistress</b>); Martha, a Christian woman --<br> Martha. (martha) -- 10 Occurrences. (marthan) -- 2 Occurrences. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3136.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/1404.htm"><span class="l">1404. gebereth -- lady, queen, <b>mistress</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 1403, 1404. gebereth. 1405 . lady, queen, <b>mistress</b>. Transliteration: gebereth<br> Phonetic Spelling: (gheb-eh'-reth) Short Definition: <b>mistress</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1404.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1172.htm"><span class="l">1172. baalah -- a <b>mistress</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 1171, 1172. baalah. 1173 . a <b>mistress</b>. Transliteration: baalah Phonetic Spelling:<br> (bah-al-aw') Short Definition: medium. Word Origin fem. <b>...</b> that hath, <b>mistress</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1172.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7705.htm"><span class="l">7705. shiddah -- perhaps a <b>mistress</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> shiddah. 7706 . perhaps a <b>mistress</b>. Transliteration: shiddah Phonetic Spelling:<br> (shid-dah') Short Definition: concubines. <b>...</b> wife, <b>mistress</b>, musical instrument. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7705.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1192.htm"><span class="l">1192. Baalath Beer -- "<b>mistress</b> of a well," a city in Simeon</span></a><br><b>...</b> "<b>mistress</b> of a well," a city in Simeon. Transliteration: Baalath Beer Phonetic<br> Spelling: (bah-al-ath' beh-ayr') Short Definition: Baalath-beer. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1192.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1807.htm"><span class="l">1807. Delilah -- Philistine <b>mistress</b> of Samson</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1806, 1807. Delilah. 1808 . Philistine <b>mistress</b> of Samson. Transliteration:<br> Delilah Phonetic Spelling: (del-ee-law') Short Definition: Delilah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1807.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1377.htm"><span class="l">1377. gebirah -- lady, queen</span></a><br><b>...</b> of gebir Definition lady, queen NASB Word Usage queen (1), queen mother (5). queen.<br> Feminine of gbiyr; a <b>mistress</b> -- queen. see HEBREW gbiyr. 1376, 1377. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1377.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8282.htm"><span class="l">8282. sarah -- princess, noble lady</span></a><br><b>...</b> lady, princess, queen. Feminine of sar; a <b>mistress</b>, ie Female noble -- lady, princess,<br> queen. see HEBREW sar. 8281, 8282. sarah. 8283 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8282.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_and_letters_of_st/chapter_xv_he_dismisses_one_mistress.htm"><span class="l">He Dismisses one <b>Mistress</b>, and Chooses Another.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book VI. Chapter XV."He Dismisses One <b>Mistress</b>, and Chooses Another. 25.<br> Meanwhile my sins were being multiplied, and my <b>mistress</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter xv he dismisses one mistress.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacheller/vergilius/chapter_21_arria_and_her.htm"><span class="l">Arria and Her Brother were Far from the Shores of Hellas and Near <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Beloved <b>mistress</b>," said Cyran, kneeling by the side of Arria and kissing the border<br> of her robe, "listen; I will tell you of the coming of the great love. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 21 arria and her.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_cxxiii.htm"><span class="l">Psalm CXXIII.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as<br> the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her <b>mistress</b>: even so our eyes wait <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxiii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_4_concerning_the_signal.htm"><span class="l">Concerning the Signal Chastity of Joseph.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to him, she could easily persuade him to come and lie with her, and that he would<br> look upon it as a piece of happy fortune that his <b>mistress</b> should entreat him <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 4 concerning the signal.htm</font><p><a href="/library/francis/treatise_on_the_love_of_god/chapter_vii_explanation_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Explanation of the Preceding Chapter.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When the holy and noble Joseph perceived that the love of his <b>mistress</b> tended<br> to the ruin of that which was due to his master: Ah! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter vii explanation of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xxx.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xxx</span></a> <br><b>...</b> She was originally bestowed upon her <b>mistress</b> at the time of the marriage of the<br> <b>mistress</b>, partly in view of the possibility of the barrenness of her <b>mistress</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxx.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wells/bible_stories_and_religious_classics/good-for-nothing.htm"><span class="l">"Good-For-Nothing"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When he was really gone, my <b>mistress</b> called me in to speak to her; so grave, yet<br> so kind she looked, so wisely she spoke, like an angel, indeed. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/good-for-nothing.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/children_of_the_old_testament/a_little_jewish_maid.htm"><span class="l">A Little Jewish Maid.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When her <b>mistress</b> washed her hands, the little maid held the basin on bended<br> knee. <b>...</b> One day she sighed, and said to her <b>mistress</b>,". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/a little jewish maid.htm</font><p><a href="/library/macdonald/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind/chapter_35_mr_.htm"><span class="l">Mr. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Would you be afraid to sleep alone, Diamond?" asked his <b>mistress</b>. <b>...</b> "You<br> would like this room, then, Diamond?" said his <b>mistress</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 35 mr .htm</font><p><a href="/library/francis/treatise_on_the_love_of_god/chapter_xi_how_human_actions.htm"><span class="l">How Human Actions are Without Worth when they are done Without <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> they were all born after Sara's decease; and as for Ismael, though his mother Agar<br> had at first acted by the authority of Sara her <b>mistress</b>, yet afterwards she <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xi how human actions.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/m/mistress.htm"><span class="l"><b>Mistress</b> (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7. (n.) The old name of the jack at bowls. 8. (vi) To wait upon a <b>mistress</b>;<br> to be courting. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>MISTRESS</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mistress.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hagar.htm"><span class="l">Hagar (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> whom she gave to Abraham (qv) as a secondary wife (16:2). When she was about to<br> become a mother she fled from the cruelty of her <b>mistress</b>, intending apparently <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hagar.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lady.htm"><span class="l">Lady (37 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A woman who looks after the domestic affairs<br> of a family; a <b>mistress</b>; the female head of a household. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lady.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/queen.htm"><span class="l">Queen (59 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> is the title given to Vashti (1:9) and Esther (2:22); compare Songs 6:8 f. Another<br> Hebrew word for queen consort is gebhirah, literally "<b>mistress</b>" (compare 1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/queen.htm - 44k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/ishmael.htm"><span class="l">Ishmael (44 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> As soon as Hagar "saw that she had conceived," her behavior toward her <b>mistress</b><br> underwent a radical change; she was "despised in her eyes." But for the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/ishmael.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/miss.htm"><span class="l">Miss (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not<br> been married. See <b>Mistress</b>. <b>...</b> 3. (n.) A kept <b>mistress</b>. See <b>Mistress</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/miss.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/baalah.htm"><span class="l">Baalah (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary <b>Mistress</b>; city. (1.) A city in the south of Judah<br> (Joshua 15:29), elsewhere called Balah (Joshua 19:3) and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baalah.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/maid.htm"><span class="l">Maid (57 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my <b>mistress</b><br> Sarai." (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/maid.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/horrible.htm"><span class="l">Horrible (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 15:13 and also Maachah his mother -- he turneth her aside from being <b>mistress</b>,<br> in that she made a horrible thing for a shrine, and Asa cutteth down her <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/horrible.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/horrid.htm"><span class="l">Horrid (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 15:13 and also Maachah his mother -- he turneth her aside from being <b>mistress</b>,<br> in that she made a horrible thing for a shrine, and Asa cutteth down her <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/horrid.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Beer-Lahai-Roi.html">What is the biblical significance of Beer Lahai Roi? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Ishmaelites.html">Who were the Ishmaelites? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/angels-appear.html">Do angels appear to people today? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/mistress.htm">Mistress: 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">Mistress (20 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">1 Corinthians 7:4</a></span><br />A married woman is not <span class="boldtext">mistress</span> of her own person: her husband has certain rights. In the same way a married man is not master of his own person: his wife has certain rights. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">1 Timothy 5:14</a></span><br />I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be <span class="boldtext">mistress</span> of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/16-4.htm">Genesis 16:4</a></span><br />He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her <span class="boldtext">mistress</span> was despised in her eyes.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/16-8.htm">Genesis 16:8</a></span><br />He said, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my <span class="boldtext">mistress</span> Sarai."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/16-9.htm">Genesis 16:9</a></span><br />The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>, and submit yourself under her hands."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/11-19.htm">1 Kings 11:19</a></span><br />And Hadad findeth grace in the eyes of Pharaoh exceedingly, and he giveth to him a wife, the sister of his own wife, sister of Tahpenes the <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">1 Kings 15:13</a></span><br />and also Maachah his mother -- he turneth her aside from being <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>, in that she made a horrible thing for a shrine, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and burneth 'it' by the brook Kidron;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17</a></span><br />It happened after these things, that the son of the woman, the <span class="boldtext">mistress</span> of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/5-3.htm">2 Kings 5:3</a></span><br />She said to her <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>, "I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">2 Kings 10:13</a></span><br />and Jehu hath found the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and saith, 'Who 'are' ye?' and they say, 'Brethren of Ahaziah we 'are', and we go down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>.'<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16</a></span><br />And also Maachah, mother of Asa the king -- he hath removed her from 'being' <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>, in that she hath made for a shrine a horrible thing, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and beateth 'it' small, and burneth 'it' by the brook Kidron:<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/123-2.htm">Psalms 123:2</a></span><br />Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>; so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/30-23.htm">Proverbs 30:23</a></span><br />for an unloved woman when she is married; and a handmaid who is heir to her <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Isaiah 24:2</a></span><br />It will be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5</a></span><br />"Sit in silence, and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the <span class="boldtext">mistress</span> of kingdoms.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7</a></span><br />You said, I shall be <span class="boldtext">mistress</span> forever; so that you did not lay these things to your heart, neither did remember the latter end of it.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Jeremiah 13:18</a></span><br />Say to the king and to the <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>: Make yourselves low -- sit still, For come down have your principalities, The crown of your beauty.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Jeremiah 29:2</a></span><br />After the going forth of Jeconiah the king, and the <span class="boldtext">mistress</span>, and the officers, heads of Judah and Jerusalem, and the artificer, and the smith, from Jerusalem --<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">Nahum 2:7</a></span><br />It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a></span><br />because of the multitude of the prostitution of the alluring prostitute, the <span class="boldtext">mistress</span> of witchcraft, who sells nations through her prostitution, and families through her witchcraft.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/m/mistress.htm">Mistress</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mist.htm">Mist (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/thunder-flames.htm">Thunder-flames (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/storehouses.htm">Storehouses (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/store-houses.htm">Store-houses (32 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/massing.htm">Massing (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sends.htm">Sends (94 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mistress.htm">Mistress (20 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vapor.htm">Vapor (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gloom.htm">Gloom (29 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fountains.htm">Fountains (29 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dense.htm">Dense (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/misunderstand.htm">Misunderstand (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bidding.htm">Bidding (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/springs.htm">Springs (59 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/storm-wind.htm">Storm-wind (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/ice.htm">Ice (20 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/winds.htm">Winds (35 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/frost.htm">Frost (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/driving.htm">Driving (144 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/store.htm">Store (134 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/eternal.htm">Eternal (166 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rain.htm">Rain (118 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/palestine.htm">Palestine (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/m/mistreatment_of_hagar.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mistreatment of Hagar"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mistreatment of Hagar" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/m/mistrust_and_humiliation_of_david's_servants.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mistrust and Humiliation of David's Servants"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mistrust and Humiliation of David's Servants" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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