Bible Verses About The Great Mother

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

Tammuz background, not Great Mother directly

And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Background apocalyptic mother imagery, not Cybele directly

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

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Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.

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But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

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Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

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So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

Direct mention of Diana as a goddess in Ephesus

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

Woman imagery for Revelation background

And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Ephesus crowd shouts about Diana

Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

General pagan worship background

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

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I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.

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Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children.

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But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

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The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

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Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

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And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

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They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

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Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.

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And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

Same Diana passage with city worship language

And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Mother language only

The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

Idolatry background with queen of heaven

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

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And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

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Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

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The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

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They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

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And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

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And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:

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As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

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And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?

Idolatry background with female worship language

For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

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But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

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He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

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And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

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