For much of my youth in the church, it was commonly accepted that, the group, women, was the prominent force in the church. This was of interest to me because; in that day, in general, the male was the public face of the church. In that day, the place of the male, as being the face of the church, was certified by reference to this Scripture.
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
(Genesis 3:16)
As applying that Scripture to society, as for the modern married woman of the church; that burden for woman was in line with the following passage of Scripture.
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