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Feature Pages(5+)
- FeatureThe Seed PromiseThe Bible's oldest and longest prophecy, traced through twelve progressive narrowings from Eden to Bethlehem — each stop eliminating candidates until only one person could fulfill it.
- FeatureThe Resurrection Chapter — 1 Corinthians 15The earliest written resurrection-testimony text in the New Testament — earlier than any Gospel: the received creed of 15:3–8, the reductio that runs from 'if Christ is not raised' to 'but now hath Christ been raised,' the last Adam, the seed sown in dishonor and raised in glory, and death swallowed up in victory.
- FeatureGalatians — the Study GuidePaul's most urgent letter, defended in three movements: his gospel from Christ not man, justification by faith not works of the law, and freedom lived by the Spirit not license.
- FeatureZayin (ז) — the Hebrew letterThe uncertain sign — and the letter of the seed and the word remember.
- FeatureThe Parables of JesusEvery parable, grouped by what it teaches, with the Gospels that keep it, the text opening in place, and a straight answer about why parable counts differ.
Verses(5+)
- VerseLeviticus 11:37If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
- VerseMark 4:3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
- VerseMatthew 13:7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
- Verse1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
- VerseMark 4:31It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
People(4)
- PersonAbrahamCalled out of Ur, the father of all who believe, justified by faith, and the friend of God through whose seed all nations are blessed.
- PersonEve“The mother of all living” — deceived at the Fall, yet the woman whose seed is promised the victory over the serpent (3:15, 20).
- PersonNimrod“The mighty hunter before the LORD” and first empire-builder — founder of Babel and Nineveh, the seed of the world-city that opposes the city of God (10:8–12).
- PersonAthaliahAhab's daughter and Judah's only reigning queen, who destroyed the royal seed — save the hidden Joash — and fell when the temple guard crowned the boy king.
Words (Strong's)(5+)
- WordH2233 זֶרַע · zeraʻ (Hebrew)seed
- WordG4703 σπόρος · spóros (Greek)a scattering (of seed), i.e. (concretely) seed (as sown)
- WordG4690 σπέρμα · spérma (Greek)something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm")
- WordH6507 פְּרֻדָה · pᵉrudâh (Hebrew)something separated, i.e. a kernel
- WordG4701 σπορά · sporá (Greek)a sowing, i.e. (by implication) parentage
Concepts(4)
- ConceptSeedOne word that carries the whole promise — a line of descent that narrows, verse by verse, to one Person.
- ConceptThe Abrahamic CovenantLand, seed, and blessing sworn to one man — unconditional, and the root every later promise grows from.
- ConceptProtoevangeliumThe first promise of a Rescuer, spoken to the serpent in Eden: a woman's seed will crush his head.
- ConceptCovenant SignEvery covenant is given something you can see — a rainbow, a circumcision, a sabbath, a cup — so the oath can be remembered.
Themes(5)
- ThemeFaith**Faith across the canon is less a feeling than a transaction: a person trusts what God has said and acts on it before the outcome is visible.** The Old Testament rarely uses…
- ThemeResurrectionThe hope of resurrection surfaces gradually across the Old Testament before it becomes explicit. Job — likely the oldest book in the canon — already confesses a living Redeemer…
- ThemeCovenantIn Scripture a covenant is not a vague feeling. It is a formal, oath-bound promise between named parties, with a stated promise and usually a visible sign to mark it. (The…
- ThemeSalvationSalvation in Scripture is not a single transaction but a single story told from Eden to Revelation: God rescues a people who cannot rescue themselves, and He does it on His own…
- ThemeKingdom of God"The kingdom of God" names not a place first but a reign — God's kingly rule breaking in, which then produces a people and a realm who live under it. The storyline starts long…
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Prophecies(5)
- ProphecySeed of AbrahamGod promised Abraham that through his singular 'seed' (descendant), all nations would be blessed.
- ProphecyBorn of a WomanThe first messianic prophecy in Scripture. The 'seed of the woman' would crush the serpent's head while being wounded in the process — a picture of Christ's victory over Satan…
- ProphecyBorn of a Particular WomanThe Messiah would be 'seed of the woman' - an unusual phrase pointing to virgin birth.
- ProphecySon Raised to Eternal ThroneThe Davidic Covenant promised an eternal throne to David's seed. Paul argues in Acts 13 that this eternal kingship required resurrection—a dead king cannot reign forever. The…
- ProphecySuffering Servant Shall Prolong His DaysIsaiah's Suffering Servant dies as a sin offering, yet afterward 'sees his seed,' 'prolongs his days,' and is 'satisfied.' A dead servant cannot see descendants or prolong his…
Authors(5)
- AuthorAnselm of LaonAnselm was born at Laon, in northern France, probably in the middle of the eleventh century. He may have studied under Anselm of Canterbury at Bec; the sources are not certain…
- AuthorTertullianQuintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus was born at Carthage around 155, trained in Roman law and rhetoric, and converted as an adult. Jerome says his father was an officer of…
- AuthorVincent of LérinsVincent was a monk of Lérins, the island monastery off the coast of Provence in southern Gaul, and he died before 450. Gennadius, who wrote about him within a generation, says…
- AuthorJustin MartyrJustin was born around 100 at Flavia Neapolis in Samaria — the town the Old Testament calls Shechem, now Nablus — to a Greek-speaking pagan family. He tells his own story in…
- AuthorDiadochos of PhotikiDiadochos was bishop of Photike, a town in Epirus in northwestern Greece, in the middle of the fifth century. One firm date anchors him: in 457 he signed the letter that the…
Apocrypha (study resources)(5+)
- Study resourceSirach 44:12Their seed standeth fast, and their children for their sakes.
- Study resourceSirach 44:13Their seed shall remain for ever, and their glory shall not be blotted out.
- Study resourceWisdom of Solomon 10:15She delivered the righteous people and blameless seed from the nation that oppressed them.
- Study resourceSirach 44:11With their seed shall continually remain a good inheritance, and their children are within the covenant.
- Study resourceSirach 1:15She hath built an everlasting foundation with men, and she shall continue with their seed.
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H2233זֶרַע zeraʻ — seedG4703σπόρος spóros — a scattering (of seed), i.e. (concretely) seed (as
sown)G4690σπέρμα spérma — something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm")H6507פְּרֻדָה pᵉrudâh — something separated, i.e. a kernelG4701σπορά sporá — a sowing, i.e. (by implication) parentageH2234זְרַע zᵉraʻ — posterity