v. Mother God
Gen 2:24 I will leave a man to his daughter and his mother
Gen 17:5 I have made you a p of a crowd of
Gen 43:27 does your p, the old man .. have a good time?
Exo 20:5; 34:7
Father (Heb. zâb; Gr. pater). Term denoting various types of relationships: 1. Primarily, to the immediate male parent (Gen 22:7; 27:22, 38; Mat 4:21; Luk 1:59). 2. But it can also indicate the grandfather (Gen 28:10, 13). 3. And to any male ancestor, no matter how remote (2Ki 15:38; Joh 8:53). 4. “Father” can also mean the founder of a specific social or professional group (Gen 4:21); thus Jabal “was the father of those who dwell in tents” (v 20). 5. In 1Ch 2:51 and 52, the founders of the cities of Bethlehem, Beth-gader and Kiriath-jearim are called “fathers” of those cities, and in 1Ch 4:14 a Joab is called “father” of the inhabitants from the valley of Carisim, which means valley “of the artificers”. 6. A person who acted with fatherly kindness, or as a guide or teacher, was often called a father (Jdg 17:10; 2Ki 2:12). 7. In a special sense God the Creator is represented as a father (Mal 2:10), a relationship made explicit in the life of Christ (Mat 11:26; Mar 14:36; Luk 22:42; Joh 14: 9). Paul compares spiritual regeneration to adoption by which God becomes our spiritual Father (Rom 8:15; Gal 4:5, 6). Family Guy. Term that indicates the owner of the house or head of the family. It is a translation of: 1. Heb. ‘îsh, “man” (Pro 7:19; in context, “husband”). 2. Gr. oikodespót’s, “master of the house” (Luk 22:11). Other passages where the same idea appears are: Mat 10:25; 13:52; 20:1, 11; 24:43; Mar 14:14; Luke 12:39; 13:25; 2:21 p.m. Fathers. Term that, used in the plural and in a translational and improper sense, has the meaning of direct parents of the members of the household. Thus it appears mainly in the NT, although in the OT the concept is indicated by such expressions as “father”* or “mother” (Exo 20:12; cf Eph 6:1). The Hebrew plural for “father” (masculine) also includes mothers, often grandparents, and other ancestors as well. Various admonitions are given about the duties of parents towards their children and vice versa: children are admonished to obey their parents “in the Lord” (Eph 6:1); these, in turn, are obligated to provide for her children (2Co 12:14), but the children or grandchildren of a widow should learn to take care of her (1 Tit 5: 4). Jesus prophesied that the time would come when children would betray their believing parents (Mat 10:21; Mar 13:12) and, conversely, parents would betray their Christian children (Luk 21:16). Paul predicted that in the last days children would be disobedient to their parents (2 Tit 3:2).
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
Latin father. Word that designates, in the Bible, first of all Fr. carnal, but at the same time describes his authority as head of the family, authority that even allowed him to sell his own daughter as a slave, Ex 21, 7. It is also given the name of p. to the paternal house, Gn 34, 19; to the grandfather, Gn 28, 13, and to those who start a genealogical lineage, Ex 12, 3; Mt 3, 9; 23, 30.
In a metaphorical sense we speak of p. rain Jb 38, 28, or is called p. to the benefactor, Jb 29, 16; to the wise, Pr 1, 8; Is 19, 11, to a teacher or counselor.
Paul sees the apostles as fathers of the Christian communities. Although in some passages of the AT appears P. applied to the name of God; and in the NT applied to Jesus.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Heb., †™av; Gr., pater).
1. The immediate male parent (Gen 42:13). Reverence and obedience are commanded on the part of children (Exo 20:12; Lev 19:3; Deu 5:16). The Scriptures frequently present the character and duties of the ideal father. See FAMILY.
2. Ancestor, immediate or remote. Abraham is called the father of Jacob (Gen 28:13) and God tells him that he will be the father of multitudes of people (Gen 17: 4). The term is used to refer to the patriarchs (Rom 9:5) and the chiefs of the clans (Exo 6:14; 1Ch 27:1).
3. The word has many figurative and derivative uses:
a spiritual ancestor (Joh 8:44; Rom 4:11), the originator of a way of life (Gen 4:20), someone who exhibits fatherly kindness and wisdom to another person (Jdg 17:10), a revered superior ( 1Sa 10:12; 1Jo 2:13), royal advisers and prime ministers (Gen 45:8), early Christians who have died (2Pe 3:4), and a fountain (Job 38:28).
God is Father: as creator of the universe (Jam 1:17); as creator of the human race (Mal 2:10); as the one who begets and cares for his spiritual children (Rom 8:15); and, in a special and unique sense, as the Father of Jesus Christ (Mat 11:26; Mar 14:36; Luk 22:42).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
It has several meanings in the Bible.
– Immediate parent, Gen 42:12.
– Remote progenitor, Gen 17:4, Rom 9:5.
– Spiritual ascendant, Rom 4:11, Joh 8:44.
– The initiator of a way of life, Gen 4:20.
– Counselor or source: (Jue 17:10, job 28:28.
God is our Father: Because he created us, and because he redeemed us, Ma12Cr 2:10, J n.1:12; our father”. See “Abba.”
Duties and rights of parents: See “Marriage .
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
The Hebrew term ab is equivalent to p., with several meanings: a) The parent (†œ… the man will leave his father and his mother…† ; †œBethuel was Rebekah’s father† ). b) The ancestor. When †¢Jotham died, it is said: †œAnd his p. was buried in the city of David† , thus indicating that the dead king was of David’s offspring. This meaning must be taken into account when studying the †¢genealogies. c) A person who deserves respectful treatment similar to that which we grant to our p. It may be that a servant calls p. to his master, as the helper of † ¢ Elisha in † ¢ Dothan, who said to him: † œP. my op. mine, the chariot of Israel and his horsemen!† (2Ki 2:12). It also applied to kings, for David called †¢Saul: †œMy father† (1Sa 24:11). d) Someone who exercises protection over others. Job said: “To the needy was p.† (Job 29:16).
The people of Israel recognized that God was their p., in a collective sense, as a nation. It reads in Isaiah (“But you are our p., although Abraham ignores us, and Israel does not know us; you, O Lord, are our p.† ). And in Hosea: “When Israel was a boy I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son” (Hosea 11:1). What the Israelites did not have was the concept of God as p. of a person. Neither in the OT nor in the extra-biblical literature of the Israelites is it found that a person (other than the †¢Messiah) calls God P. That sense of the paternity of God was revealed by our Lord Jesus Christ (“… neither does anyone know the Father, but the Son, and the one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him”).
Lord Jesus, when praying, he addressed God saying: P., which in Aramaic is †¢Abba (†œP., if you want, take this cup from me†; †œP., the hour has come… P., glorify me… P. fair, the world has not known you† ). Before the inquisition of † ¢ Felipe: † œLord, show us the P., and it is enough for us †, Jesus answered: † œWhoever has seen me, he has seen the P. † (Jua 14: 9). Paul uses the term Abba, which means that it was in common use in the early church. With him “the spirit of “adoption” is manifested, since “the Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Rom 8:15-16; Gal 4:6).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
see, PARENTS
vet, (a) Someone’s immediate ancestor (Gen. 42:13), either grandfather (Gen. 28:13), or even more distant ancestor (Gen. 17:4). (See FATHERS.) (b) One who has pioneered an activity or who has headed a social group (Gen. 4:20). An ancestor, chief, or one of the authorities of a city (1 Chron. 2:51; 4:14, 18). (c) One who has, with respect to someone, a fatherly and wise attitude (Gen. 45:8; Judges 17:10; 18:19). Title that expresses respect and honor. This is how those who had the function of teaching were called, especially if it was an elder (1 Sam. 10:12; 2 R. 2:12); the king’s advisers and chief ministers also received this name (Gen. 45:8). (d) Except as Creator and Sustainer, God is not revealed as Father in the OT (cf. Mal. 2:10; Acts 17:28, and see Ant. 4:8, 24). Also the Lord Jesus is prophesied as “the eternal Father” or “Father of the eternal age” (Is. 9:6). It was not until the NT revelation that God was made known as Father, and only by the Lord Jesus while on earth, who constantly spoke to His disciples of God as their Father in heaven (Mt. 5: 16, 45, 48; 6:1, 8, 14, 15, etc.). As a Son he thus made it known to them while he was on earth. After his resurrection the Lord sent this message to his disciples, whom he now calls “his brothers”: “I ascend to my Father and your Father, my God and your God” (Jn. 20 :17). The will of the Father and the work of His Son, who was for them the source of eternal life, had brought the disciples, in this respect, to the same heavenly position as the risen Christ himself before the Father (cf. Eph. 1:3ff; 2:7ff).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
(v. God the Father, our Father)
(ESQUERDA BIFET, Juan, Dictionary of Evangelization, BAC, Madrid, 1998)
Source: Dictionary of Evangelization
(->Abba, family). At the beginning of the Bible, the figure of the woman-mother* (Eve) stands out, but later the man receives priority, understood above all as father. Much of the Bible includes the patriarchal cultural background of the environment, but already in many passages of the Old Testament, and especially in the New, we find the principles of an overcoming of patriarchalism. Certainly, Jesus calls God Father, but he does so in a non-patriarchal sense. In this line, Jesus does not act and redeem men as a superior father (or as a husband), but simply as a “son* of man”, a brother or companion who has offered his life at the service of the Kingdom, that is, of the fraternity between men and women, between free and slaves (as Gal 3,28 knows). On this basis we want to evoke the figure of fathers in the Old Testament, to then offer two examples of the vision of the father in the New Testament.
(1) Old Testament and Judaism. Judaism can be understood as a genealogical religion*. For this reason, the main representatives and transmitters of the Jewish religion are the parents (especially the father), not the ministers of the believing community, as is often the case in Christianity. The parents direct the rite of circumcision, preside over the Easter feast and transmit their national identity to their children (cf. Ex 13,14; Dt 5,7; etc.). In this sense we can add that Judaism is a religion of “good families” that maintain and cultivate the tradition of the ancestors. The first biblical story sanctions the memory of the patriarchal fathers (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their twelve sons), who guarantee the…