Genealogies: Subject of, to be Avoided
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1 Timothy 1:4
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
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Titus 3:9
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
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Subjects of Study. Home Education in Israel; Female Education. ...
... of the record of the various genealogies of the ... like a semi-jocular way of cutting
short a subject on which ... or indelicate thoughts was to be carefully avoided. ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 8 subjects of study.htm

The Pastoral Epistles
... 1 Timothy 1:4) can hardly be Gnostic genealogies of the ... iffers delicately both in
language and subject from 1 ... of God; foolish discussions to be avoided; how to ...
/.../pullan/the books of the new testament/chapter xvii the pastoral epistles.htm

Directions How to Lead a Heavenly Life Upon Earth.
... these indeed are chiefly to be avoided; but too ... not strive." "Avoid foolish questions,
and genealogies, and contentions ... thy eternal rest be the subject of thy ...
/.../baxter/the saints everlasting rest/chapter xii directions how to.htm

The Synoptists.
... among any three writers on the same subject. ... Luke and Matthew give different genealogies
of Christ ... harmonized these discrepancies and avoided the appearance of ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 79 the synoptists.htm

Seances Historiques De Geneve --The National Church.
... and heresies were to be marked and avoided but not ... if not impossibility, of reconciling
the genealogies of St. ... nor to any mystery in the subject-matter can be ...
/.../seances historiques de genevethe national.htm

Catalogue of his Works.
... five books which handle successively the subject and the ... chiefly to a discussion
of the genealogies of Christ ... to see how the author could have avoided making if ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/pamphilius/church history/section 2 catalogue of his.htm

References
... On the two genealogies see AndLOL 62-68; WeissLX I ... of Tyre "through Sidon" (Mark
7:31) avoided Galilee, crossing ... as a result of the identity of subject, for it ...
//christianbookshelf.org/rhees/the life of jesus of nazareth/references.htm

part viii.
... has said, contend about fables and endless genealogies [1733] ;' and ... very name of
it ought to be avoided as a ... of passages from the Fathers on the subject, vid. ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/part viii.htm

Sargon of Assyria (722-705 BC )
... these princes is proved by the genealogies with which ... now annexed to Assyria had
been subject to the ... latter to revolt, but he had avoided compromising himself ...
/.../chapter iiisargon of assyria 722-705.htm

Sermons on Selected Lessons of the Gospels.
... meaning of the number of the two genealogies, [701]257 ... Deceit, to be avoided,
[939]442; instances of, [940]442 ... and tenderness, [1459]248; our Lord subject to, ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of.htm

Resources
What is the relevance of the genealogies in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Why were genealogies so important to Israel? | GotQuestions.org

Why are Jesus' genealogies in Matthew and Luke so different? | GotQuestions.org

Genealogies: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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