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  2. Incest in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    John Calvin did not consider the father-daughter-relation to be explicitly forbidden by the Bible, but regarded it as immoral nevertheless. [ 36 ] Apart from the case of the daughter, the first incest list in Leviticus roughly produces the same rules as applied in early (pre-Islamic) Arabic culture; [ 1 ] in Islam , these pre-Islamic rules were ...

  3. Terah - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, the singular word ab does not always mean progenitor, and can be used for an adopter, uncle, step-father, or caretaker, unlike the word wālid (Arabic: وَالِـد, progenitor). Thus, Al-Islam.org denies that Abraham's biological father was 'Azar', and instead agreed with Ibn Kathir that he was the biblical figure 'Terah', [ 33 ...

  4. Genealogy of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    His explanation for the different names given for Joseph's father is that Joseph had a biological father and an adoptive father, and that one of the gospels traces the genealogy through the adoptive father in order to draw parallels between Joseph and Jesus (both having an adoptive father) and as a metaphor for God's relationship with humankind ...

  5. Shealtiel - Wikipedia

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    The other speculation suggests the title "son of Shealtiel" does not refer to being a biological son but to being a member in Shealtiel's household (Hebrew: בית, bet). The Hebrew term "father" (Hebrew: אב, av) can refer to a father of a household, similar to the Latin term paterfamilias. In this sense, a man who is the "father" of a ...

  6. Genealogies in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Christian scholars (starting with the historian Eusebius [8]) have put forward various theories that seek to explain why the lineages are so different, [9] such as that Matthew's account follows the lineage of Joseph, while Luke's follows his legal lineage through his biological uncle via Levirate marriage ("Matthan, whose descent ...

  7. These Father's Day Bible Verses Make Dad's Day Even ... - AOL

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    Here, we've pulled together a collection of 40 Father's Day Bible verses about everything from fatherhood and being a godly husband to familial love. Find girl dad quotes , father-son quotes , as ...

  8. Arba (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Joshua 15:13 says that Arba was the father of Anak. The Anakites (Hebrew Anakim) are described in the Hebrew Bible as giants. Little is known of his genealogy except that Joshua 15:13 describes him as the father of Anak, while the following verse refers to Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai as "sons of Anak."

  9. Meeting biological dad for first time, Maine man takes page ...

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    Doug Henning, a 43-year-old Maine man who met his biological father for the first time last week, pulled a page out of the movie “Elf” and dressed like Will Ferrell’s lovable Buddy character ...