Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (n.) An ancestor; one who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree, but usually in a remote degree.International Standard Bible Encyclopedia FOREFATHERfor'-fa-ther: Greek 4310b. propator -- a forefather ... a forefather. Transliteration: propator Short Definition: forefather. Word Origin from pro and pater Definition a forefather NASB Word Usage forefather (1). ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4310b.htm - 5k 4269. progonos -- born before Strong's Hebrew 7223. rishon -- former, first, chief... previously (1). ancestor, that were beforetime, beginning, eldest, first, forefather most, former thing, of old time,. Or riishon ... /hebrew/7223.htm - 6k 1. ab -- father Library How Abram Our Forefather Went Out of the Land of the Chaldeans ... And Setting Out to Paradise, He Took Hold of Our Forefather Adam ... Rom. Iv. 1, 2 Hebrews vii. 3-Jan Christ Predicted by Moses. While Hades was Thus Discoursing to Satan, the King of Glory ... Sermons on the Card. St John the Baptist The Gospel of Nicodemus. Arrival Thesaurus Forefather (33 Occurrences)... degree. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FOREFATHER. for'-fa ... parents.". Multi-Version Concordance Forefather (33 Occurrences). Matthew 3 ... /f/forefather.htm - 17k Forefather's (1 Occurrence) Merely (30 Occurrences) Descendants (326 Occurrences) Cain (18 Occurrences) Namely (81 Occurrences) Reference (23 Occurrences) Exist (24 Occurrences) Existence (35 Occurrences) Abraham's (34 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Forefather (33 Occurrences)Matthew 3:9 and do not imagine that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones. Mark 11:10 Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our forefather David! God in the highest Heavens save Him!" Luke 1:32 He will be great and He will be called 'Son of the Most High.' And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David; Luke 1:73 The oath which He swore to Abraham our forefather, Luke 3:8 Live lives which shall prove your change of heart; and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones. John 4:12 Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?" John 8:53 Are you really greater than our forefather Abraham? For he died. And the prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?" John 8:56 Abraham your forefather exulted in the hope of seeing my day: and he saw it, and was glad." Acts 4:25 and didst say through the Holy Spirit by the lips of our forefather David Thy servant, "'Why have the nations stamped and raged, and the peoples formed futile plans? Acts 7:2 The reply of Stephen was, "Sirs--brethren and fathers--listen to me. God Most Glorious appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was living in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran, Acts 17:26 He caused to spring from one forefather people of every race, for them to live on the whole surface of the earth, and marked out for them an appointed span of life and the boundaries of their homes; Romans 4:1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh? Romans 4:11 Before, not after. And he received circumcision as a sign, a mark attesting the reality of the faith-righteousness which was his while still uncircumcised, that he might be the forefather of all those who believe even though they are uncircumcised--in order that this righteousness might be placed to their credit; Romans 4:12 and the forefather of the circumcised, namely of those who not merely are circumcised, but also walk in the steps of the faith which our forefather Abraham had while he was as yet uncircumcised. Romans 4:17 so that the promise should be made sure to all Abraham's true descendants; not merely to those who are righteous through the Law, but to those who are righteous through a faith like that of Abraham. Thus in the sight of God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and makes reference to things that do not exist, as though they did, Abraham is the forefather of all of us. As it is written, "I have appointed you to be the forefather of many nations." Romans 4:18 Under utterly hopeless circumstances he hopefully believed, so that he might become the forefather of many nations, in agreement with the words "Equally numerous shall your posterity be." Romans 9:10 Nor is that all: later on there was Rebecca too. She was soon to bear two children to her husband, our forefather Isaac-- Hebrews 6:15 And so, as the result of patient waiting, our forefather obtained what God had promised. Hebrews 7:10 for Levi was yet in the loins of his forefather when Melchizedek met Abraham. James 2:20 But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather. Numbers 26:58 These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram. Joshua 15:13 To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron). Joshua 19:47 And the border of the children of Dan was too strait for them; so the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. Joshua 21:11 They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it. Judges 18:29 They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: however the name of the city was Laish at the first. 1 Kings 15:3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not whole with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. 1 Chronicles 24:19 These 'are' their appointments for their service, to come in to the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as Jehovah God of Israel, commanded them. Isaiah 43:27 Your first father was a sinner, and your guides have gone against my word. Jeremiah 35:6 And they say, 'We do not drink wine: for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, charged us, saying, Ye do not drink wine, ye and your sons -- unto the age; Jeremiah 35:8 We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters; Jeremiah 35:10 but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. Jeremiah 35:16 Because the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab have performed the command of their father, that he commanded them, and this people have not hearkened unto Me, Jeremiah 35:18 Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he commanded you; Subtopics Related Terms Faith-righteousness (2 Occurrences) Circumstances (19 Occurrences) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |