From c1ecfb05815b6b800b9f06c677c432b5a4421590 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Belcher Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 15:09:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'bible/other/heir/01.md' --- bible/other/heir/01.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/bible/other/heir/01.md b/bible/other/heir/01.md index f7728ba3..019e22f3 100644 --- a/bible/other/heir/01.md +++ b/bible/other/heir/01.md @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ ## Definition: ## -An "heir" is a person who legally receives property or money that belongs to a person who has died. +An "heir" is a person who legally receives property or money that belonged to a person who has died. * In Bible times, the main heir was the firstborn son, who received most of the property and money of his father. -* The Bible also uses "heir" in a figurative sense to refer to Christians receiving spiritual benefits from God as their spiritual father. +* The Bible also uses "heir" in a figurative sense to refer to person who as a Christian receives spiritual benefits from God, his spiritual father. * As God's children, Christians are said to be "joint heirs" with Jesus Christ. This could also be translated as "co-heirs" or "fellow heirs" or "heirs together with." * The term "heir" could be translated as "person receiving benefits" or whatever expression is used in the language to communicate the meaning of someone who receives property and other things when a parent or other relative dies.