Jump to: Smith's • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Smith's Bible Dictionary Patriarch(father of a tribe), the name given to the head of a family or tribe in Old Testament times. In common usage the title of patriarch is assigned especially to those whose lives are recorded in Scripture previous to the time of Moses, as Adam, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. ("In the early history of the Hebrews we find the ancestor or father of a family retaining authority over his children and his children's children so long as he lived, whatever new connections they might form when the father died the branch families did not break off and form new communities, but usually united under another common head. The eldest son was generally invested with this dignity. His authority was paternal. He was honored as central point of connection and as the representative of the whole kindred. Thus each great family had its patriarch or head, and each tribe its prince, selected from the several heads of the families which it embraced." --McClintock and Strong.) ("After the destruction of Jerusalem, patriarch was the title of the chief religious rulers of the Jews in Asia and in early Christian times it became the designation of the bishops of Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem." --American Cyclopedia .) Easton's Bible Dictionary A name employed in the New Testament with reference to Abraham (Hebrews 7:4), the sons of Jacob (Acts 7:8, 9), and to David (2:29). This name is generally applied to the progenitors of families or "heads of the fathers" (Joshua 14:1) mentioned in Scripture, and they are spoken of as antediluvian (from Adam to Noah) and post-diluvian (from Noah to Jacob) patriachs. But the expression "the patriarch," by way of eminence, is applied to the twelve sons of Jacob, or to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."Patriachal longevity presents itself as one of the most striking of the facts concerning mankind which the early history of the Book of Genesis places before us...There is a large amount of consentient tradition to the effect that the life of man was originally far more prolonged than it is at present, extending to at least several hundred years. The Babylonians, Egyptians, and Chinese exaggerated these hundreds into thousands. The Greeks and Romans, with more moderation, limited human life within a thousand or eight hundred years. The Hindus still farther shortened the term. Their books taught that in the first age of the world man was free from diseases, and lived ordinarily four hundred years; in the second age the term of life was reduced from four hundred to three hundred; in the third it became two hundred; in the fourth and last it was brought down to one hundred" (Rawlinson's Historical Illustrations). Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses.2. (n.) A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch. 3. (n.) A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia PATRIARCH; PATRIACHSpa'-tri-ark, patriarches). The word occurs in the New Testament in application to Abraham (Hebrews 7:4), to the sons of Jacob (Acts 7:8, 9), and to David (Acts 2:29). In Septuagint it is used as the equivalent of the head of the fathers' house, or of a tribe (1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 27:32 2 Chronicles 26:12). Commonly now the term is used of the persons whose names appear in the genealogies and covenant-histories in the periods preceding Moses (Genesis 5; Genesis 11, histories of Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, etc.; compare "patriarchal dispensation"). The problems connected with the longevity ascribed to the patriarchs in the genealogies and narratives in Genesis are dealt with in special articles. Greek 3966. patriarches -- a patriarch ... a patriarch. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: patriarches Phonetic Spelling: (pat-ree-arkh'-ace) Short Definition: a patriarch Definition: a ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3966.htm - 6k 11. Abraam -- Abraham, the Heb. patriarch 5317. Phalek -- Peleg, a patriarch 2984. Lamech -- Lamech, a patriarch and an ancestor of Christ 3091. Lot -- Lot, a patriarch 3575. Noe -- Noah, a patriarch 1802. Enoch -- Enoch, a patriarch 2492a. Iob -- Job, a patriarch 3103c. Mathousala -- Methuselah, a patriarch 2492. Iob -- Job, a patriarch Strong's Hebrew 5146. Noach -- "rest," patriarch who survived the flood... 5145, 5146. Noach. 5147 . "rest," patriarch who survived the flood. Transliteration: Noach Phonetic Spelling: (no'-akh) Short Definition: Noah. ... /hebrew/5146.htm - 6k 347. Iyyob -- a patriarch 4232. Mechuyael -- "smitten of God," great-grandson of Cain 8422. Tubal -- a son of Japheth, also his desc. and their land 4967. Methushael -- "man of God," a descendant of Cain 3392. Yerach -- a son of Joktan, also his desc. 7956. Shelah -- a son of Judah 3290. Yaaqob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc. 8423. Tubal Qayin -- a son of Lamech 8286. Serug -- a descendant of Peleg Library The Answers of Patriarch Jeremiah to the Lutherans, AD 1576. Fragment x. Of the Patriarch Jacob. ... Gregory the Patriarch and the Society at Kunwald, 1457-1473. Letter Lxvi (AD 1135) to the Patriarch of Jerusalem. Epistle vii. To Anastasius, Patriarch of Antioch . Epistle xxxv. To Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria. Chrysostom as Patriarch of Constantinople. AD 398-404. Epistle L. To Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria. Epistle vi. To Amos, Patriarch of Jerusalem. Epistle Xl. To Cyriacus, Patriarch of Constantinople. Thesaurus Patriarch (2 Occurrences)... But the expression "the patriarch," by way of eminence, is applied to the twelve sons of Jacob, or to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. ...PATRIARCH; PATRIACHS. ... /p/patriarch.htm - 10k Naphtali (51 Occurrences) Job (60 Occurrences) Judah (802 Occurrences) Antediluvian Jacob's (34 Occurrences) Patriachs Chaldees (13 Occurrences) Ephraim (168 Occurrences) Ur (5 Occurrences) Resources Who is the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople? | GotQuestions.orgWhat is the Eastern Orthodox Church and what are the beliefs of Orthodox Christians? | GotQuestions.org What does “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” mean in Joshua 24:15? | GotQuestions.org Patriarch: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Concordance Patriarch (2 Occurrences)Acts 2:29 Hebrews 7:4 Subtopics Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Acting As Judges Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Acting As Priests Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Arbitrarily Disinheriting and Putting Away Servants Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Blessing and Cursing Their Children Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Forming Treaties and Alliances Patriarchal Government: Exercised in The Authority of Heads of Families For, Acknowledged Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Training Their Servants for War Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Vindicating Their Wrongs Patriarchal Government: Vested in the Heads of Families Related Terms |
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