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- "whom I serve from my forefathers" (2 Timothy 1:3). It is translated "parents" (including grandparents) in 1 Timothy 5:4: "and to requite their parents."
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They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. See 'forefathers' instances in the King James Version (KJV).
FOREFATHER. for'-fa-ther: (1) 'abh ri'shon, "first father," "chief father," hence, "early ancestor": "turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers" (Jeremiah 11:10). (2) progonos, "born before," "ancestor": "whom I serve from my forefathers" (2 Timothy 1:3).
FOREFATHER. for'-fa-ther: (1) 'abh ri'shon, "first father," "chief father," hence, "early ancestor": "turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers" (Jeremiah 11:10). (2) progonos, "born before," "ancestor": "whom I serve from my forefathers" (2 Timothy 1:3).
An ancestor; one who precedes another in the line of genealogy, in any degree; usually in a remote degree. Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828. For a complete Scripture study system, try SwordSearcher Bible Software, which includes the unabridged version of this dictionary.
Forefather (33 Occurrences)... for'-fa-ther: (1) 'abh ri'shon, "first father," "chief father," hence, "early ancestor": "turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers" (Jeremiah 11:10). ... /f/forefather.htm - 17k. Unlike (13 Occurrences)... Unlike (13 Occurrences). John 6:58 This is the bread which came down out of Heaven;
The only way to discover the spiritual meanings of Scriptural words is diligent personal study and reading with illumination from the Holy Spirit. Definitions of words from the Authorized King James Bible, compiled from the Webster 1828 Dictionary, with all word forms grouped together.
