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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
In
Hebrew
sense, any descendant however remote
(
Gen. 29:5
5
And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. (Genesis 29:5)
;
2 Sam. 19:24
24
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace. (2 Samuel 19:24)
). Applied also to pupils, adopted persons, those of kindred
faith
(
Gen. 48:5
5
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. (Genesis 48:5)
;
1 Sam. 3:6
6
And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. (1 Samuel 3:6)
;
Acts 13:6
6
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: (Acts 13:6)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Besides the application of this term to
natural
generation
, it is used metaphorically in
scripture
. The appellation “son” implies “
likeness
.” The term is employed thus to
mark
moral
likeness, as of a son to a
father
, so “a son of
Belial
” (
1 Sam. 25:17
17
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him. (1 Samuel 25:17)
); “thou son (
υἱός
) of
the devil
” (
Acts 13:10
10
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? (Acts 13:10)
); “sons of disobedience” (
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)
): also “sons of
light
” and “sons of
day
” (
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)
). It is also used to signify physical likeness: strong men are “sons of strength” (
2 Kings 2:16
16
And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. (2 Kings 2:16)
, margin).
The idea of sonship differs somewhat in the case of Christians from that of being “
children
.” The thought of “children” is more of a generation which is of
God
. “Now are we the children of God” (
1 John 3:2
2
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2)
). “Sons” expresses the height of God’s
calling
, and properly refers to
heaven
and
glory
. It implies intelligently entering into the
purpose of God
. God is bringing many sons to glory (
Heb. 2:10
10
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. (Hebrews 2:10)
). Christians are represented as being both children and
sons of God
. The distinction between these two words is not always clearly maintained in the AV. In
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)
(and often in
the Gospels
and the Acts) “sons” (
υἱός
) should be read instead of “children.” On the other hand, in
John 1:12
12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (John 1:12)
;
1 Cor. 4:14,17
14
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. (1 Corinthians 4:14)
17
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church. (1 Corinthians 4:17)
;
Phil. 2:15,22
15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; (Philippians 2:15)
22
But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. (Philippians 2:22)
;
1 Tim. 1:2,18
2
Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. (1 Timothy 1:2)
18
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; (1 Timothy 1:18)
;
2 Tim. 1:2
2
To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (2 Timothy 1:2)
;
2 Tim. 2:1
1
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 2:1)
;
Titus 1:4
4
To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. (Titus 1:4)
;
Philem. 1:10
10
I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: (Philemon 10)
;
1 John 3:1-2
1
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:1‑2)
, “children” (
τέκνον
) should be read instead of “sons.” Both words are employed in the
Epistles
of
Paul
, but “
τέκνον
” only, as regards believers, in the writings of John, except
Revelation 21:7
7
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. (Revelation 21:7)
. See SΟNS OF GOD.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
1247
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
bar
Phonic:
bar
Meaning:
(Aramaic) corresponding to
1121
; a son, grandson, etc.
KJV Usage:
X old, son
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