Father

Listen from:
(sire). Source of authority (Gen. 3:16; 1 Cor. 11:3). Disrespect of, condemned (Ex. 21:15-17; 22:17; Lev. 20:9; 1 Tim. 1:9). Parental obedience bears a promise (Ex. 20:12). Father also a priest (Gen. 8:20). Any ancestor (Deut. 1:11; Matt. 23:30). A title (Judg. 17:10; 1 Sam. 10:12; Acts 7:2). Protector (Psa. 68:5). Author and founder (Gen. 4:21; Rom. 4:12). Divine appellation (Deut. 32:6; Matt. 6:4; Rom. 1:7).