From 4253ba0ecb7123aa688530ab03078c46904f6d82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 1LoisC Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:33:46 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'ancestor and descendant (fathers,forefathers,patriarchs).md' --- ...cendant (fathers,forefathers,patriarchs).md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 ancestor and descendant (fathers,forefathers,patriarchs).md diff --git a/ancestor and descendant (fathers,forefathers,patriarchs).md b/ancestor and descendant (fathers,forefathers,patriarchs).md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b00e0f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/ancestor and descendant (fathers,forefathers,patriarchs).md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Ancestor and Descendant (Fathers, Forefathers, Patriarchs) + +A person's descendant is one of his children or grandchildren or any of their children or grandchildren and so on continuing through future generations. + +A person's ancestor is one of his parents or grandparents or any of their parents or grandparents and so on continuing back to earlier generations. + +#### More Information About This Topic + +Adam and Noah are in the same family (see: Genesis 5). Adam is the ancestor. Noah is the descendant. Adam lived a long time before Noah lived. + +The Israelite people are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. These men are the ancestors of the Israelite people (see: Deuteronomy 9:5; 1 Chronicles 29:18). + +Sometimes male ancestors are called “forefathers” or “fathers” (see: Deuteronomy 30:5; 2 Timothy 1:3). Male ancestors are also sometimes called “patriarchs” (see: Acts 2:29; 7:8-9; Romans 9:5; 11:28; 15:8). + +The written record of a family’s ancestors and descendants is called a genealogy. + +See: Israel; Genealogy +