Translation | Verse | Text |
Strong Concordance | Nu 27:7 | The daughters [01323] of Zelophehad [06765] speak [01696] right [03651]: thou shalt surely [05414] give [05414] them a possession [0272] of an inheritance [05159] among [08432] their father's [01] brethren [0251]; and thou shalt cause the inheritance [05159] of their father [01] to pass [05674] unto them. |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
FATHER | Is often synonymous with ancestor, founder, or originator, as Ge 4:20-21 Joh 8:56 Ro 4:16. Joseph was a father to Pharoah, Ge 45:8, as his counselor and provider. God is the FATHER of men, as their Creator, De 32:6 Isa 63:16 64:8 Lu 3:38. But as we have forfeited the rights of children by our sins, it is only through Christ that we can call God by that endearing name, "our Father," Joh 20:17 Ro 8:15-17. In patriarchal times, a father was master and judge in his own household, and exercised and authority almost unlimited over his family. Filial disobedience or disrespect was a high offence. Under the law, certain acts of children were capital crimes, Ex 21:15,17 Le 20:9; and the father was required to bring his son to the public tribunal, De 21:18-21. See MOTHER. |