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Patriarch
Subjects
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8 results- VerseHebrews 7:4Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.
- VerseActs 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
- VerseActs 2:29Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
- VerseRomans 9:5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
- VerseRomans 11:28Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
Places
3 results- PlaceCanaanThe land God promised to Abraham's seed, walked and marked with altars by the patriarchs and possessed under Joshua four centuries later.
- PlaceHebronThe city of the patriarchs, where Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah, Caleb took his inheritance, and David reigned seven years before Jerusalem.
- PlaceMachpelahThe cave near Hebron that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite to bury Sarah, the burial place of the patriarchs and their only owned ground in the land.
Words (Strong's)
- WordG3966 πατριάρχης · patriárchēs (Greek)a progenitor ("patriarch"). The Greek word stands 4 times in the original text.
- WordG11 Ἀβραάμ · Abraám (Greek)Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch. The Greek word stands 73 times in the original text.
- WordH3290 יַעֲקֹב · Yaʻăqôb (Hebrew)Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch. The Hebrew word stands 350 times in the original text.
- WordH347 אִיּוֹב · ʼÎyôwb (Hebrew)Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience. The Hebrew word stands 58 times in the original text.
- WordH3929 לֶמֶךְ · Lemek (Hebrew)Lemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchs. The Hebrew word stands 11 times in the original text.
Themes
2 results- ThemeLoveThe Old Testament's word for it is *chesed* — not a feeling but a covenant posture: steadfast, loyal, obligated love that keeps showing up whether or not it is deserved. God's…
- ThemePrayerPrayer enters the canon as a corporate act, not a private technique: "then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah" (Genesis 4:26) describes a community, not a method. The…
Topics
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5 results- VoiceGennadius of ConstantinopleGennadius became patriarch of Constantinople in 458 and held the office until his death in 471. He came in at a hard moment: the Council of Chalcedon was only seven years old…
- VoiceTheophilus of AlexandriaTheophilus was patriarch of Alexandria from 385 to 412. He was a formidable administrator, a capable writer, and by common consent one of the least attractive figures in the…
- VoiceCyril of AlexandriaCyril was born in Egypt about 376 and raised for the church by his uncle Theophilus, the patriarch of Alexandria. When Theophilus died in 412, Cyril succeeded him after three…
- VoiceProclus of ConstantinopleProclus was born at Constantinople toward the end of the fourth century. He began as a secretary — first to the patriarch Atticus, who ordained him deacon and then priest, and…
- VoiceJohn I of AntiochJohn became patriarch of Antioch in 428 and held the seat until his death in 441. He had been a monk before that, trained in the Antiochene tradition of biblical…
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G3966πατριάρχης patriárchēs — a progenitor ("patriarch")G11Ἀβραάμ Abraám — Abraham, the Hebrew patriarchH3290יַעֲקֹב Yaʻăqôb — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH347אִיּוֹב ʼÎyôwb — Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patienceH3929לֶמֶךְ Lemek — Lemek, the name of two antediluvian patriarchsH5146נֹחַ Nôach — Noach, the patriarch of the flood