Birthday

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

Celebrated by feasts

• Genesis 40:20 On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
• Matthew 14:6 On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod

Cursed

• Job 3 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. And this is what he said: “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’ If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it. May darkness and gloom recla… (whole chapter)
• Jeremiah 20:14 Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed.
• Jeremiah 20:18 Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?