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Birth

As soon as a child was born it was washed, and rubbed with salt (Ezek. 16:4), and then swathed with bandages (Job 38:9; This unified study connects 8 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G1079, G1083, G9457, H3117, H4351, H4866, H8435, H4138
Hebrew
יוֹם · yôwm
Greek
γενετή · genetē

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

γενετή

G1079
Transliteration
genetē
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

birth

Lexicon definition

γενετή, -ῆς, ἡ = γενεή, Ion. for γενεά, [in LXX: Lev.25:47 (עֵקֶר מִשְׁפָּחָו), Est.4:17 * ;] birth: ἐκ γ., Jhn.9:1.† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

γέννησις

G1083
Transliteration
gennēsis
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

birth

Lexicon definition

γέννησις, -εως, ἡ, [in LXX: 1Ch.4:8 (מִשְׁפָּחָה), Ecc.7:2 (ילד ni.; γένεσις, Aא), Wis.3:13 א 1 (γένεσις, ABא 2), Sir.22:3 * ;] __1. begetting. __2. birth: Mat.1:18, Luk.1:14, Rec. † (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

τοκετός

G9457
Transliteration
toketos
Part of speech
G:N-M
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

birth

Lexicon definition

birth

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

יוֹם

H3117
Transliteration
yôwm
Pronunciation
yome
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
2,303

Glosses

age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.

Lexicon definition

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מְכוּרָה

H4351
Transliteration
mᵉkûwrâh
Pronunciation
mek-oo-raw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

birth, habitation, nativity.

Lexicon definition

origin (as if a mine)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מִשְׁבֵּר

H4866
Transliteration
mishbêr
Pronunciation
mish-bare'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

birth, breaking forth.

Lexicon definition

the orifice of the womb (from which the fetus breaks forth)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

תּוֹלְדָה

H8435
Transliteration
tôwlᵉdâh
Pronunciation
to-led-aw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
39

Glosses

birth, generations.

Lexicon definition

(plural only) descent, i.e. family

(figuratively) history

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

מוֹלֶ֫דֶת

H4138
Transliteration
môwledeth
Pronunciation
mo-leh'-deth
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
22

Glosses

kindred, birth, offspring, begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).

Lexicon definition

nativity (plural birth-place)

by implication, lineage, native country

also offspring, family

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עֵקֶר

H6133
Transliteration
ʻêqer
Pronunciation
ay'-ker
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

stock.

Lexicon definition

figuratively, a transplanted person, i.e. naturalized citizen

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מִשְׁפָּחָה

H4940
Transliteration
mishpâchâh
Pronunciation
mish-paw-khaw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
303

Glosses

family, kind(-red).

Lexicon definition

a family, i.e. circle of relatives

figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things)

by extension a tribe or people

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Birth

As soon as a child was born it was washed, and rubbed with salt (Ezek. 16:4), and then swathed with bandages (Job 38:9; Luke 2:7, 12). A Hebrew mother remained forty days in seclusion after the birth of a son, and after the birth of a daughter double that number of days. At the close of that period she entered into the tabernacle or temple and offered up a sacrifice of purification (Lev. 12:1-8; Luke 2:22). A son was circumcised on the eighth day after his birth, being thereby consecrated to God (Gen. 17:10-12; comp. Rom. 4:11). Seasons of misfortune are likened to the pains of a woman in travail, and seasons of prosperity to the joy that succeeds child-birth (Isa. 13:8; Jer. 4:31; John 16:21, 22). The natural birth is referred to as the emblem of the new birth (John 3:3-8; Gal. 6:15; Titus 3:5, etc.).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Birth

Indexed occurrences: 132

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Strong's Concordance

Births

Indexed occurrences: 1

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All Scripture references182 references

Genesis 37

Exodus 5

Leviticus 5

Numbers 2

Deuteronomy 2

Judges 4

Ruth 3

1 Samuel 5

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 3

2 Kings 3

1 Chronicles 5

Esther 4

Job 9

Psalms 5

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 15

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 4

Amos 1

Micah 2

Matthew 6

Mark 3

Luke 11

John 11

Acts 6

1 Corinthians 2

Galatians 1

Titus 1

Hebrews 1

James 3

1 Peter 1

1 John 2

Jude 1

Revelation 4

Topical Bible

Scripture Connections

Matthew 1:23

Matthew presents the birth saying as the fulfillment of the word spoken through the prophet.

Matthew 2:6

Matthew cites Micah when identifying Bethlehem as the ruler's birthplace.

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Ancient Context10 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Isaac Died, And Was Buried In Hebron.

Antiquities Book 1, Chapter 22

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

The Polity Settled By Moses; And How He Disappeared From Among Mankind.

Antiquities Book 4, Chapter 8

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning The Birth Of Samuel; And How He Foretold The Calamity That Befell The Sons Of Eli.

Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 10

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Saul Upon God's Not Answering Him Concerning The Fight With The Philistines Desired A Necromantic Woman To Raise Up The Soul Of Samuel To Him; And How He Died, With His Sons Upon The Overthrow Of The Hebrews In Battle.

Antiquities Book 6, Chapter 14

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning Esther And Mordecai And Haman; And How In The Reign Of Artaxerxes The Whole Nation Of The Jews Was In Danger Of Perishing.

Antiquities Book 11, Chapter 6

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Alexandra By Gaining The Good-Will Of The Pharisees, Retained The Kingdom Nine Years, And Then, Having Done Many Glorious Actions Died.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 16

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Herod Slew Sohemus And Mariamne And Afterward Alexandra And Costobarus, And His Most Intimate Friends, And At Last The Sons Of Babbas Also.

Antiquities Book 15, Chapter 7

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Herod, By Permission From Cæsar Accused His Sons Before An Assembly Of Judges At Berytus; And What Tero Suffered For Using A Boundless And Military Liberty Of Speech. Concerning Also The Death Of The Young Men And Their Burial At

Antiquities Book 16, Chapter 11

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning A Spurious Alexander.

Antiquities Book 17, Chapter 12

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Herod The Tetrarch Makes War With Aretas, The King Of Arabia, And Is Beaten By Him As Also Concerning The Death Of John The Baptist. How Vitellius Went Up To Jerusalem; Together With Some Account Of Agrippa And Of The Posterity Of Herod The Great.

Antiquities Book 18, Chapter 5

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BIRTH

Nave’s Topical Bible references for BIRTH.

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Adoption

The giving to any one the name and place and privileges of a son who is not a son by birth. (1.) Natural. Thus Pharaoh's daughter adopted Moses (Ex. 2:10), and Mordecai Esther (Esther 2:7). (2.) National. God adopted Israel (Ex. 4:22; Deut. 7:6; Hos. 11:1; Rom. 9:4). (3.) Spiritual. An act of God's grace by which he brings men into the number of his redeemed family, and makes them partakers of all the blessings he has provided for them. Adoption represents the new relations into which the believer is introduced by justification, and the privileges connected therewith, viz., an interest in God's peculiar love (John 17:23; Rom. 5:5-8), a spiritual nature (2 Pet. 1:4; John 1:13), the possession of a spirit becoming children of God (1 Pet. 1:14; 2 John 4; Rom. 8:15-21; Gal. 5:1; Heb. 2:15), present protection, consolation, supplies (Luke 12:27-32; John 14:18; 1 Cor. 3:21-23; 2 Cor. 1:4), fatherly chastisements (Heb. 12:5-11), and a future glorious inheritance (Rom. 8:17, 23; James 2:5; Phil. 3:21).

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Agrippa

one who causes great pain at his birth

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Barber

Found only once, in Ezek. 5:1, where reference is made to the Jewish custom of shaving the head as a sign of mourning. The Nazarites were untouched by the razor from their birth (Num. 6:5). Comp. Judg. 16:19.

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Birth-day

The observance of birth-days was common in early times (Job 1:4, 13, 18). They were specially celebrated in the land of Egypt (Gen. 40:20). There is no recorded instance in Scripture of the celebration of birth-days among the Jews. On the occasion of Herod's birth-day John the Baptist was beheaded (Matt. 14:6).

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Birth

As soon as a child was born it was washed, and rubbed with salt (Ezek. 16:4), and then swathed with bandages (Job 38:9; Luke 2:7, 12). A Hebrew mother remained forty days in seclusion after the birth of a son, and after the birth of a daughter double that number of days. At the close of that period she entered into the tabernacle or temple and offered up a sacrifice of purification (Lev. 12:1-8; Luke 2:22). A son was circumcised on the eighth day after his birth, being thereby consecrated to God (Gen. 17:10-12; comp. Rom. 4:11). Seasons of misfortune are likened to the pains of a woman in travail, and seasons of prosperity to the joy that succeeds child-birth (Isa. 13:8; Jer. 4:31; John 16:21, 22). The natural birth is referred to as the emblem of the new birth (John 3:3-8; Gal. 6:15; Titus 3:5, etc.).

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Elkosh

God my bow, the birth-place of Nahum the prophet (Nah. 1:1). It was probably situated in Galilee, but nothing definite is known of it.

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Entertain

Entertainments, "feasts," were sometimes connected with a public festival (Deut. 16:11, 14), and accompanied by offerings (1 Sam. 9:13), in token of alliances (Gen. 26:30); sometimes in connection with domestic or social events, as at the weaning of children (Gen. 21:8), at weddings (Gen. 29:22; John 2:1), on birth-days (Matt. 14:6), at the time of sheep-shearing (2 Sam. 13:23), and of vintage (Judg. 9:27), and at funerals (2 Sam. 3:35; Jer. 16:7). The guests were invited by servants (Prov. 9:3; Matt. 22:3), who assigned them their respective places (1 Sam. 9:22; Luke 14:8; Mark 12:39). Like portions were sent by the master to each guest (1 Sam. 1:4; 2 Sam. 6:19), except when special honour was intended, when the portion was increased (Gen. 43:34). The Israelites were forbidden to attend heathenish sacrificial entertainments (Ex. 34:15), because these were in honour of false gods, and because at such feast they would be liable to partake of unclean flesh (1 Cor. 10:28). In the entertainments common in apostolic times among the Gentiles were frequent "revellings," against which Christians were warned (Rom. 13:13; Gal. 5:21; 1 Pet. 4:3). (See [190]BANQUET.)

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Humiliation of Christ

(Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Gal. 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Heb. 2:9), (2) his circumstances, (3) his reputation (Isa. 53; Matt. 26:59, 67; Ps. 22:6; Matt. 26:68), (4) his soul (Ps. 22:1; Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 22:44; Heb. 2:17, 18; 4:15), (5) his death (Luke 23; John 19; Mark 15:24, 25), (6) and his burial (Isa. 53:9; Matt. 27:57, 58, 60). His humiliation was necessary (1) to execute the purpose of God (Acts 2:23, 24; Ps. 40:6-8), (2) fulfil the Old Testament types and prophecies, (3) satisfy the law in the room of the guilty (Isa. 53; Heb. 9:12, 15), procure for them eternal redemption, (4) and to show us an example.

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Jewess

A woman of Hebrew birth, as Eunice, the mother of Timothy (Acts 16:1; 2 Tim. 1:5), and Drusilla (Acts 24:24), wife of Felix, and daughter of Herod Agrippa I.

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Moladah

birth; generation

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Nativity of Christ

The birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets (Gen. 49:10; Isa. 7:14; Jer. 31:15; Micah 5:2; Hag. 2:6-9; Dan. 9:24, 25). Joseph and Mary were providentially led to go up to Bethlehem at this period, and there Christ was born (Matt. 2:1, 6; Luke 2:1, 7). The exact year or month or day of his birth cannot, however, now be exactly ascertained. We know, however, that it took place in the "fulness of the time" (Gal. 4:4), i.e., at the fittest time in the world's history. Chronologists are now generally agreed that the year 4 before the Christian era was the year of Christ's nativity, and consequently that he was about four years old in the year 1 A.D.

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Regeneration

Only found in Matt. 19:28 and Titus 3:5. This word literally means a "new birth." The Greek word so rendered (palingenesia) is used by classical writers with reference to the changes produced by the return of spring. In Matt. 19:28 the word is equivalent to the "restitution of all things" (Acts 3:21). In Titus 3:5 it denotes that change of heart elsewhere spoken of as a passing from death to life (1 John 3:14); becoming a new creature in Christ Jesus (2 Cor. 5:17); being born again (John 3:5); a renewal of the mind (Rom. 12:2); a resurrection from the dead (Eph. 2:6); a being quickened (2:1, 5). This change is ascribed to the Holy Spirit. It originates not with man but with God (John 1:12, 13; 1 John 2:29; 5:1, 4). As to the nature of the change, it consists in the implanting of a new principle or disposition in the soul; the impartation of spiritual life to those who are by nature "dead in trespasses and sins." The necessity of such a change is emphatically affirmed in Scripture (John 3:3; Rom. 7:18; 8:7-9; 1 Cor. 2:14; Eph. 2:1; 4:21-24).

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Ruth The Book of

Was originally a part of the Book of Judges, but it now forms one of the twenty-four separate books of the Hebrew Bible. The history it contains refers to a period perhaps about one hundred and twenty-six years before the birth of David. It gives (1) an account of Naomi's going to Moab with her husband, Elimelech, and of her subsequent return to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law; (2) the marriage of Boaz and Ruth; and (3) the birth of Obed, of whom David sprang. The author of this book was probably Samuel, according to Jewish tradition. "Brief as this book is, and simple as is its story, it is remarkably rich in examples of faith, patience, industry, and kindness, nor less so in indications of the care which God takes of those who put their trust in him."

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Stars

The eleven stars (Gen. 37:9); the seven (Amos 5:8); wandering (Jude 1:13); seen in the east at the birth of Christ, probably some luminous meteors miraculously formed for this specific purpose (Matt. 2:2-10); stars worshipped (Deut. 4:19; 2 Kings 17:16; 21:3; Jer. 19:13); spoken of symbolically (Num. 24:17; Rev. 1:16, 20; 12:1). (See [608]ASTROLOGERS.)

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