Bible Person

Mother of Lemuel

Female · 1 cross reference

The 'Mother of Lemuel' in Proverbs 31:1 is the maternal voice behind the king's instruction. She belongs to the wisdom tradition where royal counsel is shaped by moral teaching from within the home. First appears in Prov 31:1.1

AI summary: This figure matters because the single cross reference preserves a mother's formative instruction at the opening of one of Proverbs' most memorable closing sections. The entry highlights how wisdom, restraint, and justice can be taught through maternal authority. Taken together, the material presents Lemuel's mother as a source of royal wisdom instruction.1

Central Figure

Mother of Lemuel