Bible Dictionary
Mother
Scripture gives mothers an honored place in family and society. Children are commanded to honor their mother as well as their father, and motherhood is presented as a source of nurture, counsel, grief, and comfort.
Biblical Usage
The Law requires children to honor mother as well as father, and Proverbs repeatedly commends reverence, love, and obedience toward mothers. Scripture also portrays a mother’s counsel, grief, and comfort, and uses motherhood figuratively for nations and cities.
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