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Strong Concordance Heb 12:9 Furthermore [1534] [3303] we have had [2192] fathers [3962] of our [2257] flesh [4561] which corrected [3810] us, and [2532] we gave them reverence [1788]: shall we [5293] not [3756] much [4183] rather [3123] be in subjection [5293] unto the Father [3962] of spirits [4151], and [2532] live [2198]?

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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.
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