Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	brother_n	mother_n	sister_n	2,328	5	9.5317	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27999	A paraphrase upon the books of Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon with arguments to each chapter and annotations thereupon / by Symon Patrick.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1700 (1700)	Wing B2643; ESTC R29894	268,301	432

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former_a time_n which_o plain_o show_v the_o jew_n if_o they_o will_v have_v learn_v it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n they_o shall_v except_v against_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o gentile_n with_o themselves_o in_o the_o spiritual_a marriage_n of_o both_o in_o one_o body_n unto_o christ_n for_o isaac_n marry_v rebecca_n a_o gentile_a and_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o idolater_n as_o appear_v from_o her_o brother_n laban_n who_o be_v no_o better_o xxxi_o gen._n 19_o 30_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o man_n daughter_n jacob_n marry_v who_o son_n judah_n the_o prince_n of_o their_o tribe_n take_v to_o wife_n a_o canaanite_n xxxviii_o gen._n 2._o as_o joseph_n do_v a_o egyptian_a xli_o gen._n 45._o nay_o moses_n himself_o their_o great_a deliverer_n and_o lawgiver_n marry_v a_o aethiopian_a or_o arabian_a woman_n xii_o numb_a 1._o and_o notwithstanding_o the_o anger_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o sister_n at_o this_o marriage_n will_v not_o be_v divorce_v from_o she_o naasson_n also_o 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