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Daughter

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: D By: George A. Morrish

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Besides the ordinary meaning of this word it is used also for grand-daughter or female descendant in general (Luke 1:5⁵There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. (Luke 1:5)); also as belonging to a race or country, or to Zion or Israel (Gen. 27:46⁴⁶And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? (Genesis 27:46); Num. 25:1¹And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. (Numbers 25:1); 2 Kings 19:21²¹This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. (2 Kings 19:21); Luke 23:28²⁸But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. (Luke 23:28)). The term is also applied to towns and villages associated with some city, as may be seen in the margin of Numbers 21:25²⁵And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. (Numbers 21:25).

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