Thesaurus Patriachs... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia PATRIARCH; PATRIACHS. pa'-tri-ark, patriarches). The word occurs in the New Testament in application .../p/patriachs.htm - 7kPatriarch (2 Occurrences)
... 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. ...
/p/patriarch.htm - 10k Patmos (1 Occurrence)
/p/patmos.htm - 9k 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.
See ANTEDILUVIAN PATRIARCHS; ANTEDILUVIANS (GENEALOGY).
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