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To the extent that mothers are weaker and give birth to many, that's how much more they love their children.
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And this mother of seven loved her children more than any other mother. Through seven pregnancies, she planted profound love toward them within herself.
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She was forced to have sympathy for each one through the multiple pains of giving birth.
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Yet she ignored her concern for her children's temporary safety because of her respect for God.
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Not only that, but the character and conduct her sons showed in the way they were ready to obey the Law only increased her profound love toward them.