Ancestor (5 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse. ... Multi-Version Concordance Ancestor (5 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancestor.htm - 8k

Father (11359 Occurrences)

... A name applied (1) to any ancestor (Deuteronomy 1:11; 1 Kings 15:11; Matthew 3:9; 23:30, etc.); and (2) as a title of respect to a chief, ruler, or elder, etc. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/father.htm - 21k

Zabdi (17 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Gift of Jehovah. (1.) An ancestor of Achan (Joshua 7:1, 17, 18). ... (4) An ancestor of Mattaniah (Nehemiah 11:17). Luc. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zabdi.htm - 13k

Inherit (98 Occurrences)

... 1. (vt) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inherit.htm - 38k

Forefather (33 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) An ancestor; one who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forefather.htm - 17k

Amariah (14 Occurrences)

... Chronicles 6:10). Compare Ezra 7:3 where in the abbreviated list this Amariah is mentioned as an ancestor of Ezra. See AMARIAS (1 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amariah.htm - 14k

Alphabet (2 Occurrences)

... series, commonly known as the Phoenician or Canaanite alphabet, which was in use in the region of Palestine about 1000 BC, and which is the ancestor of nearly ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alphabet.htm - 24k

Israel (27466 Occurrences)

... el): A very common term in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, and it refers to the Israelites as the descendants of a common ancestor, Jacob, whose ... biblethesaurus.org/i/israel.htm - 101k

Ancestors (7 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ANCESTORS. an'-ses-ters (ri'shonim, "first ones"): The word ancestor appears in the English Bible only once (Leviticus 26:45). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancestors.htm - 9k

Zephaniah (11 Occurrences)

... of Hamath" (2 Kings 25:21). (3.) A Kohathite ancestor of the prophet Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:36). (4.) The father of Josiah, the ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zephaniah.htm - 32k

Zuph (3 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Honeycomb, a Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1); called also Zophai (1 Chronicles 6:26). Zuph, Land of. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zuph.htm - 9k

Zadok (50 Occurrences)

... (1) Zadok the son of Ahitub (2 Samuel 8:17)-not of Ahitub the ancestor of Ahimelech (1 Samuel 14:3) and of Abiathar, his son (1 Samuel 22:20). ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zadok.htm - 40k

Lud (10 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) The fourth son of Shem (Genesis 10:22; 1 Chronicles 1:17), ancestor of the Lydians probably. (2.) One ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lud.htm - 13k

Gera (9 Occurrences)

... The name is repeated (8:5) in the list of Bela's sons. (3) Father, or ancestor, of the judge Ehud (Judges 3:15). (4) Father, or ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gera.htm - 10k

Inheritance (263 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) That which is or may be inherited; that which is derived by an heir from an ancestor or other person; a heritage; a possession which passes by descent. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inheritance.htm - 45k

Rechab (13 Occurrences)

... Rechab was the ancestor or founder of a family, or order, in Israel known as the Rechabites, who at various times were conspicuous in the religious life of the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rechab.htm - 15k

Rechabites (4 Occurrences)

... Rechab was the ancestor or founder of a family, or order, in Israel known as the Rechabites, who at various times were conspicuous in the religious life of the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rechabites.htm - 13k

Eliakim (14 Occurrences)

... (4) A grandson of Zerubbabel and ancestor of Jesus (Matthew 1:13). (5) An ancestor of Jesus (Luke 3:30). SF Hunter. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eliakim.htm - 15k

Elihu (11 Occurrences)

... e-li'-hu ('elihu; Eleiou, "He is (my) God," or "my God is He"): (1) An ancestor of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1), called Eliel in 1 Chronicles 6:34 and Eliab in 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elihu.htm - 15k

Eliab (20 Occurrences)

... (4) An Ephraimite, an ancestor of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:27); called Eliel in 1 Chronicles 6:34, and Elihu in 1 Samuel 1:1. (5) A Gadire warrior with David (1 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eliab.htm - 15k

Mizraim (5 Occurrences)

... MIZRAIM. miz'-ra-im (mitsrayim): (1) A son of Ham, and ancestor of various peoples, Ludim, Anamim, etc. (Genesis 10:6, 13 1 Chronicles 1:8, 11). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mizraim.htm - 11k

Mattaniah (16 Occurrences)

... in Nehemiah 12:35 as among the "priests' sons with trumpets." (3) May be the same as (2), though in 2 Chronicles 20:14 he is mentioned as an ancestor of that ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mattaniah.htm - 14k

Arni (1 Occurrence)

... found only in Luke 3:33 the Revised Version (British and American), following Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek): The name of an ancestor of Jesus ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arni.htm - 7k

Sadoc (1 Occurrence)

... sa'-dok: (1) (Latin Sadoch): An ancestor of Ezra (2 Esdras 1:1) = "Zadok" in Ezra 7:2 = "Sadduk" in 1 Esdras 8:2. (2) (Sadok): A descendant of Zerubbabel and ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sadoc.htm - 7k

Hizkiah (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary An ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah (1:1). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HIZKIAH. hiz-ki'-a (chizqiyah ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hizkiah.htm - 7k

Heth (13 Occurrences)

... Dread, a descendant of Canaan, and the ancestor of the Hittites (Genesis 10:18; Deuteronomy 7:1), who dwelt in the vicinity of Hebron (Genesis 23:3, 7). The ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heth.htm - 11k

Shimei (43 Occurrences)

... Evidently that of 23:9 is a scribe's error for one of the four sons of Ladan or Libni, whose names are given in the preceding verse. (b) An ancestor of Asaph ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shimei.htm - 30k

Great (10383 Occurrences)

... Steeped as he was in the romance of the Iliad, Alexander, when he came to the site of Troy, honored Achilles, whom he claimed as his ancestor, with games and ... biblethesaurus.org/g/great.htm - 35k

Zechariah (55 Occurrences)

... (28) A son of Elam, who had taken a foreign wife (Ezra 10:26; 1 Esdras 9:27). (29) A son of Amariah, a Judahite, the ancestor of certain persons dwelling in ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zechariah.htm - 70k

Testament (13 Occurrences)

... Genesis was a record of facts, that sin and death were introduced into the world and affected the entire race as the penalty of the disobedience of one ancestor... biblethesaurus.org/t/testament.htm - 101k

Judah (802 Occurrences)

... (2) An ancestor of Kadmiel, one of those who had the ... Similarly the Arabian prophet belonged to the tribe called from its ancestor Koraish, whose name was Fihr. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judah.htm - 101k

Abraham (2539 Occurrences)

... blessings. It implied that he was the chosen ancestor of the great Deliverer whose coming had been long ago predicted (Genesis 3:15). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abraham.htm - 50k

Adam (29 Occurrences)

... Genesis was a record of facts, that sin and death were introduced into the world and affected the entire race as the penalty of the disobedience of one ancestor... biblethesaurus.org/a/adam.htm - 63k

Genealogy (29 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) An listing of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a ... biblethesaurus.org/g/genealogy.htm - 70k

Patriarchs (6 Occurrences)

... nineteen contemporaries in northern Israel show almost as many resemblances as the ten Cainites to the twelve Sethites, Adam as the common ancestor not being ... biblethesaurus.org/p/patriarchs.htm - 37k

Antediluvian

... nineteen contemporaries in northern Israel show almost as many resemblances as the ten Cainites to the twelve Sethites, Adam as the common ancestor not being ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antediluvian.htm - 35k

Vest (11 Occurrences)

... 9. (vi) To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vest.htm - 11k

Zeror (1 Occurrence)

... ZEROR. ze'-ror (tseror, meaning unknown; the Septuagint has Ared; Lucian has Sara): An ancestor of Kish and King Saul (1 Samuel 9:1). See ZUR, (2). ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zeror.htm - 7k

Zerah (22 Occurrences)

... 7:1, 18, 24; Joshua 22:20 1 Chronicles 2:4, 6; 1 Chronicles 9:6; Nehemiah 11:24 Matthew 1:3, younger twin-son of Judah and Tamar, and an ancestor of Achan. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zerah.htm - 19k

Zaraias

... (2) An ancestor of Ezra in 1 Esdras 8:2 (omitted in Codex Vaticanus and Swete) = "Zerahiah" of Ezra 7:4 and apparently= "Arna" of 2 Esdras 1:2. (3) The father ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zaraias.htm - 7k

Zechrias

... zek-ri'-as (Codex Vaticanus (Zechrias, A and Fritzsche, Ezerias; the King James Version Ezerias): An ancestor of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:1) = "Azariah" of Ezra 7:1. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zechrias.htm - 6k

Kohathites (18 Occurrences)

... ko'-hath, ko'-hath-its (qehath, qohathi; Kaath): Second son of Levi, and ancestor of Moses and Aaron (Genesis 46:11 Exodus 6:16-20 Numbers 3:17 1 Chronicles 6:1 ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kohathites.htm - 15k

Ketab

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia KETAB. ke'-tab (Ketab): Ancestor of a family of Nethinim (1 Esdras 5:30). ... biblethesaurus.org/k/ketab.htm - 6k

Kohath (30 Occurrences)

... ko'-hath, ko'-hath-its (qehath, qohathi; Kaath): Second son of Levi, and ancestor of Moses and Aaron (Genesis 46:11 Exodus 6:16-20 Numbers 3:17 1 Chronicles 6:1 ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kohath.htm - 18k

Government (20 Occurrences)

... the same grazing-grounds doubtless played a large part in determining the complexion of the clan, the fiction of descent from a common ancestor was maintained ... biblethesaurus.org/g/government.htm - 50k

Neri (2 Occurrences)

... Tisch., Treg., Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek), Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Neri; for Hebrew neriyah): The name of an ancestor of Jesus ... biblethesaurus.org/n/neri.htm - 7k

Nathanael (6 Occurrences)

... Ezra 10:22. (3) An ancestor of Judith (Judith 8:1). (4) One of the Twelve Apostles. See next article. NATHANAEL (2). (nethan'el, "God ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nathanael.htm - 13k

Nahath (5 Occurrences)

... NAHATH. na'-hath (nachath): (1) A grandson of Esau (Genesis 36:13 1 Chronicles 1:37). (2) A descendant of Levi and ancestor of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:26); also ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nahath.htm - 9k

Nahshon (11 Occurrences)

... na'-shon (nachshon; Septuagint and New Testament, Naasson): A descendant of Judah; brother-in-law of Aaron and ancestor of David and of Jesus Christ (Exodus 6 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nahshon.htm - 10k

Naum (1 Occurrence)

... NAUM. na'-um: the King James Version form, NAHUM (which see), the name of an ancestor of Jesus (Luke 3:25). Multi-Version Concordance Naum (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/naum.htm - 6k

Nahum (3 Occurrences)

... NAHUM. na'-hum (Naoum; the King James Version Naum): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy, the 9th before Joseph, the husband of Mary (Luke 3:25). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nahum.htm - 21k

Ozias (2 Occurrences)

... 8:9;; 10:6). (2) (Ozeias, Codex Vaticanus and Swete; the King James Version has Ezias (1 Esdras 8:2), following Codex Alexandrinus Ezias): An ancestor of Ezra ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ozias.htm - 8k

Oziel

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia OZIEL. o'-zi-el (Ozeiel): An ancestor of Judith (Judith 8:1); another form of the Old Testament name "Uzziel.". ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oziel.htm - 6k

Eschatology

... These beliefs we found were elements of Ancestor Worship" (op. ... As to its origin, Dr. Charles would derive the belief from ancestor worship. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eschatology.htm - 70k

Jannai (1 Occurrence)

... Tregelles, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek; Ianna, Textus Receptus of the New Testament; the King James Version Janna); An ancestor of Jesus in ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jannai.htm - 7k

Jahaziel (6 Occurrences)

... Moabite and Ammonite invaders. (5) In Ezra 8:5, an ancestor of one of the families of the Restoration. Read probably "of the sons ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jahaziel.htm - 10k

Jorim (1 Occurrence)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia JORIM. jor'-rim (Ioreim from yehoram, yoram): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Luke 3:29). Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jorim.htm - 6k

Jaazaniah (5 Occurrences)

... 3, son of Jeremiah (not the prophet), and a chief of the Rechabite clansmen from whose "staunch adherence to the precepts of their ancestor" Jeremiah "points a ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jaazaniah.htm - 11k

Jeroham (11 Occurrences)

... (2) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:27), apparently = JEREMOTH, (2) (compare 8:14), and probably the same as he of 1 Chronicles 9:8. (3) Ancestor of a priest in ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeroham.htm - 12k

Josech (1 Occurrence)

... sek (Iosech, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek; Ioseph, Textus Receptus of the New Testament; the King James Version, Joseph): An ancestor of Jesus ... biblethesaurus.org/j/josech.htm - 7k

Jeshaiah (7 Occurrences)

... 1 Chronicles 25:3, 15). (3) A Levite, ancestor of Shelemoth, one of David's treasurers (1 Chronicles 26:25). (4) A descendant of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeshaiah.htm - 10k

Joarib

... jo'-a-rib (Ioarib; the King James Version Jarib): Ancestor of Mattathias (1 Maccabees 14:29), given as "Joarib" in the King James Version of 1 Maccabees 2:1 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joarib.htm - 6k

Jahzerah (1 Occurrence)

... JAHZERAH. ja'-ze-ra, ja-ze'-ra (yachzerah, meaning unknown): In 1 Chronicles 9:12, an ancestor of Maasai and apparently = "Ahzai" of Nehemiah 11:13. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jahzerah.htm - 7k

Juda (11 Occurrences)

... JUDA. joo'-da: Luke 1:39 the King James Version, see JUTTAH; Luke 3:26, see JODA; 3:30, see JUDAS. JUDAS, JUDA. (1) The name of an ancestor of Jesus (Luke 3:30) ... biblethesaurus.org/j/juda.htm - 12k

Jozabad (10 Occurrences)

... (4) A Levite overseer in Hezekiah's time (2 Chronicles 31:13); may be the ancestor of the chief of the priests in 2 Chronicles 35:9 = "Joram" of 1 Esdras 1:9 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jozabad.htm - 11k

Jonam (1 Occurrence)

... jo'-nam (Ionam, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek; Ionan, Textus Receptus of the New Testament; the King James Version Jonan): An ancestor of Jesus ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jonam.htm - 6k

Joel (22 Occurrences)

... (5) A Levite ancestor of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:36), called "Shaul" in 6:24 (Hebrew 9)). (6) A chief of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:3). (7) One of David's mighty ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joel.htm - 49k

Jeatherai (1 Occurrence)

... the King James Version) (ye'atheray, meaning unknown): A descendant of Gershom, "son" of Levi (1 Chronicles 6:21 (Hebrew 6)), and probably an ancestor of Asaph ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeatherai.htm - 7k

Jeaterai (1 Occurrence)

... the King James Version) (ye'atheray, meaning unknown): A descendant of Gershom, "son" of Levi (1 Chronicles 6:21 (Hebrew 6)), and probably an ancestor of Asaph ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeaterai.htm - 7k

Joda (1 Occurrence)

... (2) An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Luke 3:26, the King James Version "Juda"). Multi-Version Concordance Joda (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joda.htm - 7k

Jeiel (13 Occurrences)

... 1 Chronicles 5:7). (2) In 1 Chronicles 8:29, added in the Revised Version (British and American) from 9:35, where Kethibh is "Jeuel," an ancestor of King Saul ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeiel.htm - 13k

Ladan (5 Occurrences)

... Standard Bible Encyclopedia LADAN. la'-dan (la`dan, the King James Version, Laadan): (1) A descendant of Ephraim, and an ancestor of Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:26). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/ladan.htm - 8k

Ludim (3 Occurrences)

... Ezekiel 30:5). 2. The Semitic Lud: Coming to the Semitic Lud, it is to be noted that the Assyrians called Lydia Lu(d)du, and that the mythical ancestor of the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/ludim.htm - 11k

La'ish (5 Occurrences)

... Judges 18:29 And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was La'ish at the first. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/la'ish.htm - 7k

Gomer (7 Occurrences)

... He is generally regarded as the ancestor of the Celtae and the Cimmerii, who in early times settled to the north of the Black Sea, and gave their name to the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gomer.htm - 11k

Gedor (7 Occurrences)

... Here the Septuagint reads Gerar, and this is probably correct. (4) A family in Judah (1 Chronicles 4:4). (5) An ancestor of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:31). W. Ewing. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gedor.htm - 10k

Gabael

... gab'-a-el (Gabael; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 AD) "Gabelus"): (1) An ancestor of Tobit (APC Tobit 1:1). (2) A poor Jew of Rages, a city of Media ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gabael.htm - 6k

Generation (150 Occurrences)

... Hence: The body of those who are of the same genealogical rank or remove from an ancestor; the mass of beings living at one period; also, the average lifetime ... biblethesaurus.org/g/generation.htm - 44k

Grandfather (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grandfather.htm - 7k

Issue (59 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/issue.htm - 29k