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The term "begat" is a significant word found throughout the genealogical records in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament. It is derived from the Hebrew word "yalad," which means to bring forth or to bear. In the context of the Bible, "begat" is used to denote the act of fathering a child, and it is most prominently featured in the genealogies that trace the lineage of key biblical figures.

Biblical Usage

The use of "begat" is most notably seen in the genealogies of Genesis, Chronicles, and the Gospels. These genealogies serve to establish the lineage of important biblical characters, demonstrating the fulfillment of God's promises through successive generations. The genealogies also underscore the historical and covenantal continuity from Adam through the patriarchs, to the nation of Israel, and ultimately to Jesus Christ.

Old Testament Examples

In Genesis, the genealogies begin with Adam and continue through his descendants.Genesis 5:3-32 provides a detailed account of the generations from Adam to Noah. For example,Genesis 5:3 states, "When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth." This passage illustrates the use of "begat" to trace the lineage from Adam to Seth and beyond.

The genealogies in1 Chronicles 1-9 further expand on the descendants of Adam, Noah, and the patriarchs, providing a comprehensive record of Israel's tribal history. These records are crucial for understanding the tribal divisions and the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

New Testament Examples

In the New Testament, the genealogies of Jesus Christ are presented in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.Matthew 1:1-17 traces Jesus' lineage through Joseph, emphasizing His legal right to the throne of David.Matthew 1:2 begins, "Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers."

Luke 3:23-38 provides a different genealogy, tracing Jesus' lineage through Mary, highlighting His biological descent from David. These genealogies affirm Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling the prophecies of the Old Testament.

Theological Significance

The repeated use of "begat" in the Bible underscores the importance of lineage and heritage in God's redemptive plan. It highlights the faithfulness of God in preserving the line through which the Messiah would come. The genealogies serve as a testament to God's sovereignty and His unfolding plan of salvation through history.

Furthermore, the genealogies remind believers of the interconnectedness of God's people across generations. They emphasize the continuity of God's covenant promises and the fulfillment of His word through the lineage of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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Library

Man after the FallBegat Children in his Own Likeness. ...
... Third and Fourth Heads of Doctrine Article 2 Man after the fallbegat children in
his own likeness.? Man after the fallbegat children in his own likeness....

Writing vi. Matthan, Descended from Solomon,Begat Jacob. ...
... I."The Epistle to Aristides. Writing VI. Matthan, descended from Solomon,
begat Jacob.? Matthan, descended from Solomon,begat Jacob....

Almighty GodBegat his Son; and the Testimonies of the Sibyls and...
... Book IV. Of True Wisdom and Religion. Chap. VI."Almighty GodBegat His Son; And
the Testimonies of the Sibyls and of Trismegistus Concerning Him....

Genealogy of Jesus According to Matthew.
... Sam. vii.16; John 7:42], the son of Abraham. [Messiah was also promised to
Abraham"Genesis 22:18; Galatians 3:16.] 2 Abrahambegat Isaac; and Isaacbegat...

He Then Shows the Eternity of the Son's Generation, and the...
... Book X. Section 3. He then shows the eternity of the Son's generation, and the
inseparable identity of His essence with Him thatbegat Him, and likens the...

That we are to Believe that in Paradise Our First ParentsBegat...
... Book XIV. Chapter 26."That We are to Believe that in Paradise Our First
ParentsBegat Offspring Without Blushing. In Paradise, then...

Matthew's Genealogy of Jesus Christ
... I to VIII MATTHEW'S GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST. 'The book of the generation of Jesus
Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.2. Abrahambegat Isaac; and...

Of the Genealogy of Shem, in Whose Line the City of God is...
... Confusion," revert to the patriarch Shem, and recapitulate the generations from
him to Abraham, specifying besides, the year in which each fatherbegat the son...

The Answer to the Question Raised.
... the society of their kindred descended from the wicked Cain, as the difference of
the genealogy very clearly tells us, where it says: "Adambegat Seth, Seth...

Chronology from Adam.
... Adam lived till hebegat a son, [687] 230 years.... And Lamech's son was Noah, of
whom we have spoken above, whobegat Shem when 500 years old....

Thesaurus

Begat (112 Occurrences)
...Begat (112 Occurrences). Matthew 1:2 Abrahambegat Isaac; and Isaacbegat Jacob;
and Jacobbegat Judas and his brethren; (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)....

Arphaxad (10 Occurrences)
... Lud, and Aram. (KJV DBY WBS YLT NIV). Genesis 10:24 And Arphaxadbegat Salah;
and Salahbegat Eber. (KJV DBY WBS YLT NIV). Genesis 11...

Salah (6 Occurrences)
... Genesis 10:24 And Arphaxadbegat Salah; and Salahbegat Eber.... Genesis 11:12 And Arphaxad
lived five and thirty years, andbegat Salah: (KJV WBS YLT)....

Uzzi'ah (26 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Uzzi'ah (26 Occurrences). Matthew 1:8 and Asabegat
Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphatbegat Joram, and Jorambegat Uzziah, (See RSV)....

Ozias (2 Occurrences)
... S. Angus. Multi-Version Concordance Ozias (2 Occurrences). Matthew 1:8 And Asabegat
Josaphat; and Josaphatbegat Joram; and Jorambegat Ozias; (KJV DBY WBS)....

Eli'ud (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Eli'ud (2 Occurrences). Matthew 1:14 and Azorbegat
Sadok, and Sadokbegat Achim, and Achimbegat Eliud, (See RSV)....

Ezekias (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Ezekias (2 Occurrences). Matthew 1:9 And Oziasbegat Joatham;
and Joathambegat Achaz; and Achazbegat Ezekias; (KJV DBY WBS)....

Mahalaleel (7 Occurrences)
... YLT NAS). Genesis 5:12 And Cainan lived seventy years andbegat Mahalaleel:
(KJV DBY WBS YLT). Genesis 5:13 And Cainan lived after...

Cainan (8 Occurrences)
... of God. (YLT). Genesis 5:9 And Enos lived ninety years, andbegat Cainan:
(KJV DBY WBS YLT). Genesis 5:10 And Enos lived after he...

Aram (130 Occurrences)
... Aram (130 Occurrences). Matthew 1:3 And Judasbegat Phares and Zara of Thamar;
and Pharesbegat Esrom; and Esrombegat Aram; (KJV DBY WBS)....

Resources

Who was Athanasius? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Lamech in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Begat: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Begat (112 Occurrences)

Matthew 1:2
Abrahambegat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:3
And Judasbegat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:4
And Arambegat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:5
And Salmonbegat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:6
And Jessebegat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:7
And Solomonbegat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:8
And Asabegat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:9
And Oziasbegat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:10
And Ezekiasbegat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:11
And Josiasbegat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:12
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechoniasbegat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:13
And Zorobabelbegat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:14
And Azorbegat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:15
And Eliudbegat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 1:16
And Jacobbegat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Acts 7:8
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abrahambegat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Acts 7:29
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where hebegat two sons.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Corinthians 4:15
For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet 'have ye' not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus Ibegat you through the gospel.
(ASV)

James 1:18
Of his own willbegat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
(KJV DBY)

1 Peter 1:3
Blessed 'be' the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercybegat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
(ASV)

1 John 5:1
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him thatbegat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 4:18
And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Iradbegat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, andbegat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth:
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 5:4
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and hebegat sons and daughters:
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 6:10
And Noahbegat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 10:8
And Cushbegat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 10:13
And Mizraimbegat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 10:15
And Canaanbegat Sidon his first born, and Heth,
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 10:24
And Arphaxadbegat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 10:26
And Joktanbegat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 11:10
These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, andbegat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 11:11
And Shem lived after hebegat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 11:12
And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, andbegat Salah:
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 11:13
And Arphaxad lived after hebegat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 11:26
And Terah lived seventy years, andbegat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 11:27
Now these are the generations of Terah: Terahbegat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 22:23
And Bethuelbegat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 25:3
And Jokshanbegat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Genesis 25:19
And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abrahambegat Isaac:
(KJV ASV WBS)

Leviticus 25:45
Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which theybegat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
(KJV WBS)

Numbers 26:29
Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machirbegat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Numbers 26:58
These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohathbegat Amram.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Deuteronomy 32:18
Of the Rock thatbegat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Judges 11:1
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gileadbegat Jephthah.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Ruth 4:18
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharezbegat Hezron,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Ruth 4:19
And Hezronbegat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Ruth 4:20
And Amminadabbegat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Ruth 4:21
And Salmonbegat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Ruth 4:22
And Obedbegat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 1:10
And Cushbegat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 1:11
And Mizraimbegat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 1:13
And Canaanbegat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 1:18
And Arphaxadbegat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 1:20
And Joktanbegat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 1:34
And Abrahambegat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 Chronicles 2:10
And Rambegat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:11
And Nahshonbegat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:12
And Boazbegat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:13
And Jessebegat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:18
And Caleb the son of Hezronbegat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 Chronicles 2:20
And Hurbegat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:22
And Segubbegat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:36
And Attaibegat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:37
And Zabadbegat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:38
And Obedbegat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:39
And Azariahbegat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:40
And Eleasahbegat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:41
And Shallumbegat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:44
And Shemabegat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 2:46
And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haranbegat Gazez.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 4:2
And Reaiah the son of Shobalbegat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 4:8
And Cozbegat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 4:11
And Chelub the brother of Shuahbegat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 4:12
And Eshtonbegat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 4:14
And Meonothaibegat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:4
Eleazarbegat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:5
And Abishuabegat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:6
And Uzzibegat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:7
Meraiothbegat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:8
And Ahitubbegat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:9
And Ahimaazbegat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:10
And Johananbegat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:11
And Azariahbegat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:12
And Ahitubbegat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:13
And Shallumbegat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 6:14
And Azariahbegat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 7:32
And Heberbegat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 8:1
Now Benjaminbegat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 8:7
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, andbegat Uzza, and Ahihud.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 8:8
And Shaharaimbegat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 8:9
And hebegat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 Chronicles 8:11
And of Hushim hebegat Abitub, and Elpaal.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 8:32
And Miklothbegat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 8:33
And Nerbegat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 8:34
And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaalbegat Micah.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 8:36
And Ahazbegat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 8:37
And Mozabegat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 9:38
And Miklothbegat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 9:39
And Nerbegat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 9:40
And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaalbegat Micah.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

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