What does the Bible say about female education?

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• Luke 10:38-42 8 votes

  [38] It happened as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. [39] She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. [40] But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me." [41] Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, [42] but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her."

• Proverbs 1:20-21 7 votes

  [20] Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares. [21] She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

• 1 Chronicles 7:24 5 votes

  His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.

• 1 Timothy 2:11-14 4 votes

  [11] Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. [12] But I don't permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness. [13] For Adam was first formed, then Eve. [14] Adam wasn't deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;

• 1 Corinthians 11:3-10 2 votes

  [3] But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God. [4] Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. [5] But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved. [6] For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered. [7] For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man. [8] For man is not from woman, but woman from man; [9] for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man. [10] For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.

• Numbers 27:1-11 2 votes

  [1] Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. [2] They stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying, [3] Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. [4] Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father. [5] Moses brought their cause before Yahweh. [6] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, [7] The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers; and you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them. [8] You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. [9] If he have no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. [10] If he have no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers. [11] If his father have no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be to the children of Israel a statute [and] ordinance, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

• Proverbs 15:20 2 votes

  A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

• Leviticus 18:18 2 votes

  "'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.

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