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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
Children
an honor, childlessness a misfortune (
Gen. 16:2
2
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. (Genesis 16:2)
;
Deut. 7:14
14
Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. (Deuteronomy 7:14)
;
1 Sam. 1:6
6
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb. (1 Samuel 1:6)
;
2 Sam. 6:23
23
Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. (2 Samuel 6:23)
;
2 Kings 4:14
14
And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. (2 Kings 4:14)
;
Psa. 127:3
3
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. (Psalm 127:3)
;
Isa. 47:9
9
But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. (Isaiah 47:9)
,
Jer. 20:15
15
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad. (Jeremiah 20:15)
). Males circumcised on eighth
day
(
Lev. 12:3
3
And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. (Leviticus 12:3)
). Weaning an occasion of rejoicing (
Gen. 21:8
8
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. (Genesis 21:8)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
David
proclaimed, “Lo,
children
are an heritage of
Jehovah
: and
the
fruit of the womb is his reward” (
Psa. 127:3
3
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. (Psalm 127:3)
). Women in the
East
had a
great
desire
for
children, as may be seen by
Sarah
,
Rachel
, and
Leah
giving their handmaids to their husbands that
they
might
have
children by them, and
this
ever
characterized the women of
Israel
afterward.
The
law
commanded children to honor their parents, and if a
son
smote or cursed his parents he was
put
to
death
(
Ex. 21:15,17
15
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. (Exodus 21:15)
17
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. (Exodus 21:17)
). Parents were to
teach
the law to their children, and to chastise them when needed, and if a son was disobedient and contumacious the men of the
city
were to
stone
such a one (
Deut. 21:18-21
18
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
19
Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20
And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
21
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. (Deuteronomy 21:18‑21)
). The first born was claimed by
God
, and had to be redeemed (
Ex. 13:13
13
And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. (Exodus 13:13)
); and the
eldest
son inherited a double
portion
of his
father
’s possessions (
Deut. 21:17
17
But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. (Deuteronomy 21:17)
).
Metaphorically we
meet
with
“children of
Zion
,” “children of
Belial
,” “children of
the
devil
,”
often
referring to their moral character.
In the
New
Testament
various
Greek
words are translated children in the AV. Thus in
1 John 2:1, 12-13,18,28
1
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (1 John 2:1)
12
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
13
I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. (1 John 2:12‑13)
18
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. (1 John 2:18)
28
And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. (1 John 2:28)
“
little
children” occurs; and though
correct
,
yet
there
is a difference in the words.
1 John 2:1,12,28
1
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (1 John 2:1)
12
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. (1 John 2:12)
28
And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. (1 John 2:28)
refer to
all
Christians as God’s children; but
1 John 2:13,18
13
I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. (1 John 2:13)
18
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. (1 John 2:18)
refer to
young
children or
babes
as a class, in contrast to young men and
fathers
. Again, in
many
places where
the word
is νιός, and should be translated “sons,” the AV has “
child
” or “children” (
Rom. 9:26-27
26
And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
27
Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: (Romans 9:26‑27)
;
2 Cor. 3:7,13
7
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: (2 Corinthians 3:7)
13
And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: (2 Corinthians 3:13)
;
Gal. 3:7,26
7
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. (Galatians 3:7)
26
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:26)
;
Eph. 2:2
2
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (Ephesians 2:2)
;
Eph. 5:6
6
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. (Ephesians 5:6)
;
Col. 3:6
6
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: (Colossians 3:6)
;
1 Thess. 5:5
5
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. (1 Thessalonians 5:5)
;
Heb. 11:22
22
By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. (Hebrews 11:22)
;
Heb. 12:5
5
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: (Hebrews 12:5)
;
Rev. 2:14
14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. (Revelation 2:14)
;
Rev. 7:4
4
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. (Revelation 7:4)
;
Rev. 12:5
5
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. (Revelation 12:5)
;
Rev. 21:12
12
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: (Revelation 21:12)
); besides often in
the Gospels
and Acts. See SON. Again, in
Acts 4:27,30
27
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, (Acts 4:27)
30
By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. (Acts 4:30)
the word is παῖς, which is as often translated “
servant
” as “child,” the word signifying both. In these verses it would be much better to translate “thy
holy
servant
Jesus
”; David is
also
called “servant” in
Acts 4:25
25
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? (Acts 4:25)
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
2056
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
valad
Phonic:
vaw-lawd’
Meaning:
for
3206
; a boy
KJV Usage:
child
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