Ancestors (7 Occurrences)

... Standard Bible Encyclopedia ANCESTORS. ... In speaking of ancestors the Old Testament ordinarily uses the word for "fathers" ('abhoth). Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancestors.htm - 9k

Tradition (13 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The unwritten or oral delivery of information, opinions, doctrines, practices, rites, and customs, from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tradition.htm - 17k

Relationships (1 Occurrence)

... may be divided into lineal and collateral groups; the former are those of parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren, and ancestors and descendants ... biblethesaurus.org/r/relationships.htm - 38k

Father (11359 Occurrences)

... n.) A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/father.htm - 21k

Ancestral (14 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancestral.htm - 10k

Education (4 Occurrences)

... At the earliest point at which the Old Testament gives us any knowledge of them, they, like their ancestors, were nomads and shepherds. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/education.htm - 40k

Levi (79 Occurrences)

... (2.) The father of Matthat, and son of Simeon, of the ancestors of Christ (Luke 3:29). ... (2) (3) Two ancestors of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Luke 3:24, 29). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/levi.htm - 35k

Gods (310 Occurrences)

... 3. Gods of the Nations: (1) The ancestors of Israel "beyond the River" had their gods (Joshua 24:14 f). While there is no mention of idolatry before the Deluge ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gods.htm - 60k

Teraphim (14 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Givers of prosperity, idols in human shape, large or small, analogous to the images of ancestors which were revered by the Romans. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/teraphim.htm - 13k

Parentage (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Descent from parents or ancestors; the relation of a child to a parent; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parentage.htm - 6k

Pedigree

... 1. (n.) A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; as, the dog has a good pedigree; genealogy; a register or record of a line of ancestors. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pedigree.htm - 7k

<< Aaron's

... it. It is used both in the singular and in the plural to denote a grandfather or more remote ancestors (eg Jeremiah 35:16, 15). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ab.htm - 8k

Persians (6 Occurrences)

... His ancestors, for at least some generations, seem to have been chiefs or "kings" of Anshan, a district in Persia or Elam. Cyrus ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persians.htm - 20k

History (57 Occurrences)

... facts explain, too, the phenomenal impartiality, otherwise unknown in ancient literatures, with which the weaknesses and the faults of the ancestors and kings ... biblethesaurus.org/h/history.htm - 67k

Golden (86 Occurrences)

... If the immediate ancestors of Abraham did not revere this deity, they were certainly quite unlike their relatives, the Babylonians, among whom, according to ... biblethesaurus.org/g/golden.htm - 66k

Heredity

... The individual was felt to be only a link in the chain, his "personality" (very vaguely conceived) somehow continuing that of his ancestors and being continued ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heredity.htm - 13k

Calf (39 Occurrences)

... If the immediate ancestors of Abraham did not revere this deity, they were certainly quite unlike their relatives, the Babylonians, among whom, according to ... biblethesaurus.org/c/calf.htm - 49k

Ancestor (5 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/a/ancestor.htm - 8k

Family (438 Occurrences)

... 4. (vt) Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage. 5. (vt) Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man of family. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/family.htm - 87k

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

Divination (25 Occurrences)

... Herodotus (iv.172) says that the Nasamonians, an Egyptian tribe, used to practice divination by sleeping in the graves of their ancestors. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/divination.htm - 45k

Deluge (17 Occurrences)

... to declare that, far from being a myth, the Biblical Deluge is a real and historical fact, having, to say the least, left its impress on the ancestors of three ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deluge.htm - 47k

Israel (27466 Occurrences)

... facts explain, too, the phenomenal impartiality, otherwise unknown in ancient literatures, with which the weaknesses and the faults of the ancestors and kings ... biblethesaurus.org/i/israel.htm - 101k

Home (270 Occurrences)

... birthplace. 3. (n.) One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt. 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/h/ - 36k

Noah (55 Occurrences)

... to declare that, far from being a myth, the Biblical Deluge is a real and historical fact, having, to say the least, left its impress on the ancestors of three ... biblethesaurus.org/n/noah.htm - 66k

Home (270 Occurrences)

... birthplace. 3. (n.) One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt. 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/h/home.htm - 36k

Zebulun (46 Occurrences)

... Israel and his house arrived in Egypt (Genesis 47:2). Three sons, Sered, Elon and Jahleel, were born to him in Canaan, and these became the ancestors of the ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zebulun.htm - 29k

Kenites (8 Occurrences)

... Among the ancestors of the tribe of Judah, the Chronicler includes the Kenite Hammath, the father of the Rechabites (1 Chronicles 2:55). ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kenites.htm - 13k

Nagge (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Illuminating, one of the ancestors of Christ in the maternal line (Luke 3:25). Multi-Version Concordance Nagge (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nagge.htm - 6k

Ox (197 Occurrences)

... OX (2). oks (Ox): One of the ancestors of Judith (Judith 8:1). The name is not Hebrew. Perhaps the Itala Ozi and the Syriac Uz point to the Hebrew Uzzi. WILD OX ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ox.htm - 43k

Jerahmeel (9 Occurrences)

... He was "probably a royal prince, one who had a king among his ancestors but not necessarily son of the ruling king; so 38:6; 1 Kings 22:26 b; especially ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jerahmeel.htm - 11k

Jerahmeelites (2 Occurrences)

... He was "probably a royal prince, one who had a king among his ancestors but not necessarily son of the ruling king; so 38:6; 1 Kings 22:26 b; especially ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jerahmeelites.htm - 9k

Jehoiada (51 Occurrences)

... The plans he adopted in replacing Jehoash on the throne of his ancestors are described in 2 Kings 11:2; 12:2; 2 Chronicles 22:11; 23:24. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoiada.htm - 36k

Jeroboam (96 Occurrences)

... during his reign. He died, and was buried with his ancestors (14:29). He was succeeded by his son Zachariah (qv). His name occurs ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeroboam.htm - 62k

Leaven (24 Occurrences)

... lev'-n (se'or, chamets; zume; Latin fermentum): The nomadic ancestors of the Hebrews, like the Bedouin of today, probably made their bread without leaven; but ... biblethesaurus.org/l/leaven.htm - 21k

Line (131 Occurrences)

... 20. (n.) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/line.htm - 43k

Inherit (98 Occurrences)

... 2. (vt) To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities; as, he inherits a strong ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inherit.htm - 38k

Idolatry (14 Occurrences)

... the supposed powers of nature. (3.) Hero worship, the worship of deceased ancestors, or of heroes. In Scripture, idolatry is regarded ... biblethesaurus.org/i/idolatry.htm - 21k

Firstborn (119 Occurrences)

... All the data point to the conclusion that among the ancestors of the Hebrews the sacrifice of the firstborn was practiced, just as the firstlings of the flocks ... biblethesaurus.org/f/firstborn.htm - 46k

Firstling (8 Occurrences)

... All the data point to the conclusion that among the ancestors of the Hebrews the sacrifice of the firstborn was practiced, just as the firstlings of the flocks ... biblethesaurus.org/f/firstling.htm - 15k

Traditional (3 Occurrences)

... 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without ... biblethesaurus.org/t/traditional.htm - 7k

Taxing (3 Occurrences)

... Government. In the first glimpses of the ancestors of the Hebrew people given us in the Bible, no such institution as taxation appears. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taxing.htm - 35k

Totemism

... Evidence of the belief in deified animal ancestors is supposed by some writers to be found in the tribal names Leah ("wild cow"?), Rachel ("ewe"), Simeon ... biblethesaurus.org/t/totemism.htm - 11k

Tax (43 Occurrences)

... Government. In the first glimpses of the ancestors of the Hebrew people given us in the Bible, no such institution as taxation appears. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tax.htm - 47k

Tohu (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary One of Samuel's ancestors (1 Samuel 1:1). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TOHU. to'-hu. See NAHATH. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tohu.htm - 7k

Rechab (13 Occurrences)

... as this Kenite, then his descendant Malchijah, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, may have abandoned the vow of his ancestors, for he ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rechab.htm - 15k

Ram (96 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Exalted. (1.) The son of Hezron, and one of the ancestors of the royal line (Ruth 4:19). The margin of ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ram.htm - 41k

Eliu

... ELIU. e-li'-u (Eliou; the Revised Version (British and American) ELIHU): One of the ancestors of Judith (APC Judith 8:1), and therefore of the tribe of Simeon. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eliu.htm - 6k

Distinguished (14 Occurrences)

... (YLT). Genesis 49:26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/distinguished.htm - 11k

Matthat (2 Occurrences)

... mat'-that (Matthat, Maththat): The name of two ancestors of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Luke 3:24, 29), one being the grandfather of Joseph, the husband of Mary ... biblethesaurus.org/m/matthat.htm - 7k

Mother (2641 Occurrences)

... 6. (a.) Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mother.htm - 17k

Majority (5 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast. 5. (n.) Ancestors; ancestry. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/majority.htm - 8k

Melchi (2 Occurrences)

... Tregelles, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Melchei; Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Melchi): The name of two ancestors of Jesus according ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melchi.htm - 7k

Mesopotamia (8 Occurrences)

... The northern portion of this fertile plateau was the original home of the ancestors of the Hebrews (Genesis 11; Acts 7:2). From this region Isaac obtained his ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mesopotamia.htm - 11k

Manes

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n. pl.) The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/manes.htm - 7k

Pisidia (2 Occurrences)

... were Jews in Antioch is proved by Acts 13:14, 50, and by an inscription of Apollonia, a neighboring city, mentioning a Jewess Deborah, whose ancestors had held ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pisidia.htm - 21k

Prevailed (46 Occurrences)

... (KJV DBY WBS). Genesis 49:26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prevailed.htm - 20k

People (13047 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) One's ancestors or family; kindred; relations; as, my people were English. 5. (n.) One's subjects; fellow citizens; companions; followers. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/people.htm - 14k

Brick-kiln (3 Occurrences)

... The ancestors of the new taskmasters had themselves been put to similar toil. Multi-Version Concordance Brick-kiln (3 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brick-kiln.htm - 8k

Branch (60 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A symbol of kings descended from royal ancestors (Ezek. 17:3, 10; Dan. 11:7); of prosperity (Job 8:16); of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/branch.htm - 28k

Blessings (45 Occurrences)

... Genesis 49:26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/blessings.htm - 19k

Brickkiln (3 Occurrences)

... The ancestors of the new taskmasters had themselves been put to similar toil. Multi-Version Concordance Brickkiln (3 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brickkiln.htm - 8k

Bounds (21 Occurrences)

... Genesis 49:26 The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors, Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bounds.htm - 13k

Boundaries (19 Occurrences)

... (WEB). Genesis 49:26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/boundaries.htm - 12k

Arna

... ARNA. ar'-na (Latin Arna): One of the ancestors of Ezra given in 2 Esdras 1:2, evidently identical with Zerahiah of Ezra 7:4 and Zaraias of 1 Esdras 8:2. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arna.htm - 6k

Ararat (4 Occurrences)

... At the close of the seventh century BC the kingdom of Ararat came to an end, and the country was occupied by a people who are ancestors of the Armenians of the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ararat.htm - 13k

Amminadab (14 Occurrences)

... the Old Testament. (1) In Ruth 4:19, 20 and 1 Chronicles 2:10 Amminadab is referred to as one of David's ancestors. He was the great ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amminadab.htm - 13k

Ard (2 Occurrences)

... 26:38-40 mentions five sons of Benjamin, together with Ard and Naaman, the sons of Bela, Benjamin's oldest son, counting all seven as ancestors of Benjamite ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ard.htm - 8k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... was about fifteen miles in circumference (Pliny), and when looked at from above represented a Macedonian cloak, such as was worn by Alexander's heroic ancestors... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Ancestry (7 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Series of ancestors; lineage; those who compose the line of natural descent. Multi-Version Concordance Ancestry (7 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancestry.htm - 8k

Ahitob

... AHITOB. a-hi'-tob (Achitob; the King James Version Achitob): One of the ancestors of Ezra (1 Esdras 8:2; 2 Esdras 1:1). Compare AHITUB, 3 (Ezra 7:2 et al.). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahitob.htm - 6k

Augia

... o'-ji-a Augia: The wife of Jaddus, whose sons were removed from priesthood because their names were not found in the register, their ancestors having "usurped ... biblethesaurus.org/a/augia.htm - 6k

Simeon (48 Occurrences)

... and of prophecy (Luke 2:29-35). (3.) One of the ancestors of Joseph (Luke 3:30). (4.) Surnamed Niger, ie, "black," perhaps from ... biblethesaurus.org/s/simeon.htm - 35k

Sakes (35 Occurrences)

... Leviticus 26:45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sakes.htm - 17k

Surpassed (7 Occurrences)

... Genesis 49:26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/surpassed.htm - 8k

Surpass (8 Occurrences)

... Genesis 49:26 The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors, Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph ... biblethesaurus.org/s/surpass.htm - 8k

Rechabites (4 Occurrences)

... as this Kenite, then his descendant Malchijah, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, may have abandoned the vow of his ancestors, for he ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rechabites.htm - 13k

Persian (4 Occurrences)

... for the first time preaching the existence of Ahura Mazda, but he was rather endeavoring to recall his people to the belief of their ancestors, the doctrine ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persian.htm - 45k

Crown (94 Occurrences)

... Long before Paul, his Hebrew ancestors saw the `aTarah of glory (Proverbs 4:9) and the `aTarah of a good wife, children's children, riches and a peaceful old ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crown.htm - 58k