Childbirth

Notes

Childbirth in the OT Childbirth as a blessing Ge 1:28 See also Dt 7:14; Ps 127:3–5 Childlessness a cause of shame in Israel Ge 30:1 See also 1 Sa 1:6; 1 Sa 1:10–11; Lk 1:24–25 The nature of human childbirth The pain of childbirth a consequence of the fall Ge 3:16 The need for ceremonial purification…