Definition and Creation:
In the Bible, gender is intrinsically linked to the creation narrative found in Genesis. God created humanity in His image, distinctly as male and female. Genesis 1:27 states, "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." This verse establishes the binary nature of gender as part of God's intentional design.

Roles and Distinctions:
Scripture outlines specific roles and distinctions between men and women, which are evident in various passages. In the family and church settings, these roles are often highlighted. For instance, Ephesians 5:22-25 instructs, "Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her."

Cultural Context and Practices:
The Bible reflects the cultural context of its time, which often influences the understanding of gender roles. For example, in 1 Corinthians 11:3-16, Paul discusses head coverings and the relationship between men and women in worship, emphasizing the order of creation and the interdependence of genders.

Equality in Christ:
While the Bible delineates roles, it also affirms the equal value and dignity of both genders before God. Galatians 3:28 declares, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." This verse underscores the spiritual equality and unity of all believers, regardless of gender.

Prohibitions and Moral Teachings:
The Bible contains specific prohibitions related to gender and sexual conduct. Deuteronomy 22:5 states, "A woman shall not wear man's clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman's clothing, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God." This reflects the importance of maintaining gender distinctions as ordained by God.

New Testament Teachings:
In the New Testament, gender roles are further discussed in the context of church leadership and family life. 1 Timothy 2:12-14 says, "I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression."

Gender and Redemption:
The Bible presents a redemptive view of gender, where both men and women are called to live out their God-given roles in a way that honors Him. The transformative power of the Gospel enables believers to embrace their identity and purpose as designed by God, fostering harmony and mutual respect between genders.

Conclusion:
The biblical perspective on gender is rooted in the creation narrative, emphasizing distinct roles and responsibilities while affirming the equal worth of men and women in Christ. Through the lens of Scripture, gender is seen as a divine gift, integral to the fabric of human relationships and society.Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
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Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
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Genesis 2:22-24
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her to the man.
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Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
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Genesis 3:16
To the woman he said, I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; in sorrow you shall bring forth children; and your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over you.
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Leviticus 20:13
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be on them.
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Leviticus 18:22
You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
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1 Corinthians 6:9
Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
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1. (n.) Kind; sort.

2. (n.) Sex, male or female.

3. (n.) A classification of nouns, primarily according to sex; and secondarily according to some fancied or imputed quality associated with sex.

4. (n.) To beget; to engender.

5. (v. i.) To copulate; to breed.

GENDER

jen'-der (yaladh, `abhar; gennao): "Gender" is an abbreviation of "engender." In Job 38:29 yaladh (common for "to bear," "to bring forth") is translated "gender" (after Wycliff), the Revised Version (British and American) "The hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?" margin "given it birth." In 21:10 we have `abhar (either the Piel of `abhar, "to pass over," etc., or of a separate word meaning "to bear," "to be fruitful"), translated "gendereth," "Their bull gendereth, and faileth not"; in Leviticus 19:19, rabha', "to lie down with," is used of cattle gendering. In Galatians 4:24 the King James Version we have "Mount Sinai, which gendereth (gennoa, "to beget") to bondage," the Revised Version (British and American) "bearing children unto bondage" (like Hagar, Abraham's bondwoman), and in 2 Timothy 2:23, which "gender strifes," i.e. beget them.

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733. arsenokoites -- a sodomite
... Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: arsenokoites Phonetic Spelling:
(ar-sen-ok-oy'-tace) Short Definition: a male engaging in same-gender sexual activity ...
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1080. gennao -- to beget, to bring forth
... the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate -- bear,
beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring. ...
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2414. Hierosoluma -- Jerusalem, the capital of united Isr. and ...
... also OT 3389). See 2419 (, the feminine noun-form). [OT Hebrew uses only
gender (term) for "Jerusalem" (OT 3389).]. Word Origin of ...
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7250. raba -- to lie stretched out, lie down
... let gender, lie down. A primitive root; to squat or lie out flat, ie (specifically)
in copulation -- let gender, lie down. 7249, 7250. raba. 7251 . ...
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1241. baqar -- cattle, herd, an ox
... From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used
for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow ...
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3205. yalad -- to bear, bring forth, beget
... birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child,
come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour ...
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834. asher -- who, which, that
... A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that;
also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order ...
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5674. abar -- to pass over, through, or by, pass on
... beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-)come (on, over), conduct (over),
convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over ...
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Gender, 46, 47
... SYNTAX GENDER, 46, 47. 46. ... There is nothing about the feminine gender which should
make ellipse more frequent with it than with the masculine or neuter. ...
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Your Narratives, My Opponent Says, are Overrun with Barbarisms and ...
... For if each noun cannot have more than one gender, and if the same word cannot be
of this gender and of that, for one gender cannot pass into the other, he ...
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Whether the Son is Other than the Father?
... Objection 4: Further, the terms "other person" and "other thing" [alius
et aliud] have the same meaning, differing only in gender. ...
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Touching the First Subject of all the Forementioned Power of the ...
... For though the Relative be not of the same gender with the Antecedent before, yet
it is an usuall thing with the pen-men of the New Testament, to respect the ...
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Adjectives, 62-65
... It governs a noun in the genitive, but agrees with it in gender. Thus - Plat. Ph??do
104 A ho hemisus tou arithmou hapas. Thuc.5.31.2 epi te hemiseia tes ges. ...
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And Yet, that no Thoughtless Person May Raise a False Accusation ...
... [3944] For the Deity is not male, but His name is of the masculine gender: but in
your ceremonies you cannot say the same; for in your prayers you have been ...
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What is the Meaning of "In whom all have Sinned"?
... using the feminine form of the pronoun], but "in whom" [using the masculine] all
have sinned; since "death" in the Greek language is of the masculine gender. ...
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John Chapter viii. 21-25
... For in Greek the word "beginning" (principium, arche), is of the feminine gender,
just as with us "law" (lex) is of the feminine gender, while it is of the ...
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Here Beginneth the History of Noah
... out which disjointly entered, and let go out with them all the beasts and fowls
living, and all the reptiles, every each after his kind and gender, to whom our ...
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But when Simon Cephas Saw this He Fell Before the Feet of Jesus...
... Footnotes: [446] Luke 5:8. [447] Luke 5:9. [448] Luke 5:10. [449] The verb may be
active as well as passive, but does not agree in gender with amazement. ...
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Gender (2 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) To beget; to engender. 5. (vi) To copulate; to breed. Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. GENDER. jen'-der (yaladh, `abhar; gennao ...
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He (11354 Occurrences)
... 1. (obj.) The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender
is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine gender...
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Unlearned (7 Occurrences)
... things to you. (YLT). 2 Timothy 2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid,
knowing that they do gender strifes. (KJV WBS). 2 Peter ...
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Lystra (6 Occurrences)
... Such variation in the gender of Anatolian city-names is common (see Harnack,
Apostelgeschichte, 86; Ramsay, Paul the Traveler, 128). ...
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Gems (5 Occurrences)

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Gendered (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Gender. Multi-Version Concordance Gendered
(1 Occurrence). Job 38:29 Out of whose womb came the ice? ...
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Goddess (6 Occurrences)
... In the only instance in which the word occurs in English Versions of the Bible
(1 Kings 11:5, 33), the gender is determined by the noun-"Ashtoreth, the god ...
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It (67710 Occurrences)
... or theirs, them). 2. (pron.) As a substance for any noun of the neuter
gender; as, here is the book, take it home. 3. (pron.) As ...
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Therewith (53 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 20:16 And if a woman approach unto any beast to gender therewith, thou
shalt kill the woman and the beast: they shall certainly be put to death ...
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Concord (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league. 3. (n.)
Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person, or case. ...
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