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Descended
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The term "descended" in the Bible often refers to movement from a higher place to a lower one, both in a physical and metaphorical sense. It is used in various contexts, including the descent of individuals, divine beings, and spiritual entities. This entry explores the different uses and theological implications of "descended" in the biblical narrative.

1. Physical Descent:

In a literal sense, "descended" is used to describe the movement of people from higher elevations to lower ones. For example, inGenesis 12:10, Abram "went down" to Egypt due to a famine in the land of Canaan. This physical descent often signifies a change in circumstances or a transition in the narrative.

2. Divine Descent:

The concept of divine descent is significant in the Bible, where God or His presence descends to interact with humanity. InExodus 19:20, "The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit." This descent signifies God's willingness to engage with His people and deliver His commandments.

3. Christ's Descent:

A pivotal theological concept is the descent of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, Christ's descent is both literal and metaphorical.Ephesians 4:9-10 states, "What does 'He ascended' mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things." This passage is often interpreted to mean Christ's incarnation and His descent into Hades, emphasizing His victory over sin and death.

4. The Holy Spirit:

The descent of the Holy Spirit is another critical event in the New Testament. InActs 2:3-4, during Pentecost, "They saw tongues like flames of a fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit." The Holy Spirit's descent empowers the apostles and marks the birth of the Church.

5. Angelic Descent:

Angels are also described as descending from heaven to deliver messages or execute God's will. InGenesis 28:12, Jacob dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven, with "the angels of God ascending and descending on it." This vision reassures Jacob of God's presence and promises.

6. Eschatological Descent:

In eschatological contexts, descent often refers to future events.Revelation 21:2 describes the New Jerusalem: "I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." This descent symbolizes the ultimate union of heaven and earth in God's redemptive plan.

7. Metaphorical Descent:

Metaphorically, descent can signify a fall from grace or a decline in moral or spiritual standing. InIsaiah 14:12, the fall of Lucifer is described: "How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn!" This descent represents the consequences of pride and rebellion against God.

In summary, the concept of "descended" in the Bible encompasses a range of meanings, from physical movement to profound theological truths. It highlights God's interaction with humanity, the mission of Christ, the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, and the unfolding of God's redemptive plan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(imp. & p. p.) of Descend.
Greek
1549. ekgonos -- born of, a descendant, ie a grandchild
... of, a descendant, ie a grandchild. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: ekgonos
Phonetic Spelling: (ek'-gon-on) Short Definition:descended, a descendant...

1491. eidos -- appearance, fashion, shape, sight.
... visible appearance") refers to the taken on by each of the three Persons of the
tri-personal God: a) the in Lk 3:22: "And the Holy Spiritdescended upon Him in...

1831. exerchomai -- to go or come out of
... or come out of NASB Word Usage came (33), came forth (4), come (22), come forth
(3), comes (1), coming (7), departed (1), departing (1),descended* (1), eluded...

3652. Olumpas -- Olympas, a Christian
... Olympas. Probably a contraction from Olumpiodoros (Olympian-bestowed, ie
Heaven-descended); Olympas, a Christian -- Olympas. (olumpan) -- 1 Occurrence....

3751. osphus -- the loin
... slain.]. Word Origin a prim. word Definition the loin NASB Word Usage
descendants* (1),descended* (1), loins (2), waist (2). loin....

2597. katabaino -- to go down
... go down NASB Word Usage brought down (1), came down (12), come down (15), comes
down (4), coming (1), coming down (9), descend (3),descended (6), descending (5...

393. anatello -- to cause to rise, to rise
... from ana and tello (to make to arise) Definition to cause to rise, to rise NASB
Word Usage arises (1), causes...to rise (1), dawned (1),descended (1), risen (3...

Strong's Hebrew
836. Asher -- "happy one," a son of Jacob, also the tribe...
... 835, 836. Asher. 837 . "happy one," a son of Jacob, also the tribedescended
from him, also perhaps a city in Palestine. Transliteration...

3878. Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribedescended from him
... 3877, 3878. Levi. 3879 . a son of Jacob, also the tribedescended from him.
Transliteration: Levi Phonetic Spelling: (lay-vee') Short Definition: Levi....

1570. galash -- to recline
... to recline. Transliteration: galash Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-lash') Short Definition:
descended.... root Definition to recline NASB Word Usagedescended (2). appear....

3778. Kasdi -- a region of S. Bab. and its inhab.
... into Chaldea), patronymically from Kesed (only in the plural); a Kasdite, or descendant
of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if sodescended); also an...

4851. Mash -- a son of Aram
... Mash. Of foreign derivation; Mash, a son of Aram, and the peopledescended from
him -- Mash. 4850, 4851. Mash. 4852 . Strong's Numbers.

3205. yalad -- to bear, bring forth, beget
... 1), brought them forth (1), brought forth (6), child (2), childbirth (10), children
(1), children born (1), deliver (1), delivered (1),descended (2), father (1...

8095. Shimon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite...
... Simeon. From shama'; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribedescended
from him -- Simeon. see HEBREW shama'. 8094, 8095. Shimon. 8096 ....

2216. Zerubbabel -- "begotten in Babylon," a leader of returning...
... Zerubbabel. From zarab and Babel;descended of (ie From) Babylon, ie Born there;
Zerubbabel, an Israelite -- Zerubbabel. see HEBREW zarab. see HEBREW Babel....

4519. Menashsheh -- "causing to forget," a son of Joseph, also a...
... Manasseh. From nashah; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also
the tribedescended from him, and its territory -- Manasseh. see HEBREW nashah....

1835. Dan -- "judge," a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their...
... From diyn; judge; Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribedescended from him,
and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them -- Dan....

Library

The Holy GhostDescended in the Shape of Cloven Tongues of Fire on...
... [Way-1-114] The Holy Ghostdescended in the shape of cloven tongues of
fire on the heads? The Holy Ghostdescended in the shape...

Why is There Added, "HeDescended into Hell"?
... Lord's Day 16 Question 44 Why is there added, "hedescended into hell"?
Why is there added, "hedescended into hell"? That in my...

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....

Many haveDescended into the Deep, not So as to Walk on It...
... Some Other Fragments of the Same Methodius. III. Many havedescended into
the deep, not so as to walk on it? Many havedescended...

That HeDescended into Hell is Also Evidently Foretold in the...
... 28. That Hedescended into hell is also evidently foretold in the Psalms, where
it is said, "Thou hast brought Me also into the dust of the death." And again...

The Word of God did not Become Flesh Except in the virgin's Womb...
... Through His Mother He isDescended from Her Great Ancestor David. He is Described
Both in the Old and in the New Testament as "The Fruit of David's Loins."....

Afterwards, on Another Occasion, HavingDescended to the Outer...
... Life of Antony. Section 63. Afterwards, on another occasion, havingdescended
to the outer cells? 63. Afterwards, on another occasion...

And with Respect to his HavingDescended among Men...
... Chapter XV. And with respect to His havingdescended among men? And with respect
to His havingdescended among men, He was "previously...

Christ First Delivered the Faith. The Apostles Spread It; they...
... Depositories Thereof. That Faith, Therefore, is Apostolic, WhichDescended
from the Apostles, Through Apostolic Churches. Christ...

Abgar Comes into the East, Maintains Ardaches Upon the Throne of...
... Abgar comes into the East, maintains Ardach??s upon the throne of Persia; reconciles
his brothers from whom our illuminator and his relations aredescended....

Thesaurus
Descended (64 Occurrences)
... & pp) of Descend. Multi-Version ConcordanceDescended (64 Occurrences).... And Peter,
havingdescended from the ship, walked upon the waters to go to Jesus. (DBY)....

Descend (34 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse,
state or station; to lower or abase one's self; as, hedescended from his...

Ascended (48 Occurrences)
... (WBS). John 3:13 No one has ascended into heaven, but he whodescended out of heaven,
the Son of Man, who is in heaven. (WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)....

Casluhim (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Fortified, a peopledescended from Mizraim (Genesis
10:14; 1 Chronicles 1:12). Their original seat was...

Giants (18 Occurrences)
... Nephilim.". (2.) Hebrews rephaim, a race of giants (Deuteronomy 3:11) who lived
on the east of Jordan, from whom Og wasdescended. They...

Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)
... Shemitic, after the son of Noah from whom the majority of peoples speaking these
languages-Arabs, Hebrews, Arameans and Assyrians (Genesis 10:21)-weredescended...

Apostles'
... our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; Hedescended into hell...

Jonathan (109 Occurrences)
... (1.) A Levitedescended from Gershom (Judges 18:30).... At Laish he founded a
priesthood which was thusdescended from Moses (Judges 18:30)....

Lud (10 Occurrences)
... (2.) One of the Hamitic tribesdescended from Mizraim (Genesis 10:13), a
people of Africa (Ezek. 27:10; 30:5), on the west of Egypt....

Languages (36 Occurrences)
... Shemitic, after the son of Noah from whom the majority of peoples speaking these
languages-Arabs, Hebrews, Arameans and Assyrians (Genesis 10:21)-weredescended...

Resources
From whom are the modern Palestinians descended? | GotQuestions.org

What are Y-Chromosomal Adam and Mitochondrial Eve? | GotQuestions.org

What is the Table of Nations? | GotQuestions.org

Descended: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Descended (64 Occurrences)

Matthew 7:25
And the raindescended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Matthew 7:27
And the raindescended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Matthew 14:29
And he said, Come. And Peter, havingdescended from the ship, walked upon the waters to go to Jesus.
(DBY)

Matthew 17:9
And as theydescended from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man be risen up from among the dead.
(DBY)

Matthew 28:2
Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lorddescended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Mark 9:9
And as theydescended from the mountain, he charged them that they should relate to no one what they had seen, unless when the Son of man should be risen from among the dead.
(DBY)

Luke 3:22
and the Holy Spiritdescended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying "You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 4:31
anddescended to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbaths.
(DBY)

Luke 6:17
and havingdescended with them, he stood on a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
(DBY)

Luke 8:23
But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.
(See NAS)

Luke 10:30
And Jesus replying said, A certain mandescended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.
(DBY)

John 2:12
After this hedescended to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples; and there they abode not many days.
(DBY)

John 3:13
No one has ascended into heaven, but he whodescended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV)

John 5:4
For an angeldescended at a certain season in the pool and troubled the water. Whoever therefore first went in after the troubling of the water became well, whatever disease he laboured under.
(BBE)

John 7:42
Hasn't the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"
(See RSV)

Acts 9:32
Now it came to pass that Peter, passing through all quarters,descended also to the saints who inhabited Lydda.
(DBY)

Acts 11:5
"While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. Theredescended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me.
(WEY)

Acts 16:8
and having passed by Mysia theydescended to Troas.
(DBY)

Acts 24:1
And after five days Ananias the high priestdescended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
(KJV WBS)

Romans 1:3
concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,
(See RSV)

Romans 9:6
But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 11:22
Notice therefore God's kindness and God's severity. On those who have fallen His severity hasdescended, but upon you His kindness has come, provided that you do not cease to respond to that kindness. Otherwise you will be cut off also.
(WEY)

Ephesians 4:9
Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also firstdescended into the lower parts of the earth?
(WEB KJV WEY BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Ephesians 4:10
He whodescended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Timothy 2:8
Never forget that Jesus Christ has risen from among the dead and is a descendant of David, as is declared in the Good News which I preach.
(See RSV NIV)

Hebrews 7:5
And those of the descendants of Levi who receive the priesthood are authorized by the Law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brethren, though these have sprung from Abraham.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Hebrews 7:14
For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 10:14
Pathrusim, Casluhim (which the Philistinesdescended from), and Caphtorim.
(WEB)

Genesis 28:12
And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens. And behold, angels of God ascended anddescended upon it.
(DBY)

Genesis 36:16
chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.
(See NAS NIV)

Genesis 36:17
These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
(See NAS NIV)

Genesis 36:18
These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs who came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
(See NAS NIV)

Genesis 36:21
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
(See NAS)

Genesis 36:29
These are the chiefs who came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,
(See NAS)

Genesis 36:30
chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan: these are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
(See NAS)

Genesis 36:40
These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
(See NAS NIV)

Exodus 1:5
And all the souls thatdescended from Jacob, were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
(WBS)

Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai, all it, smoked, because Yahwehdescended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 33:9
It happened, when Moses entered into the Tent, that the pillar of clouddescended, stood at the door of the Tent, and spoke with Moses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Exodus 34:5
Yahwehdescended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Deuteronomy 9:21
I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast its dust into the brook thatdescended out of the mountain.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Joshua 2:23
Then the two men returned,descended from the mountain, passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had happened to them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Joshua 17:9
And the coastdescended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:
(KJV DBY WBS)

Joshua 18:13
And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the borderdescended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.
(KJV WBS)

Joshua 18:16
And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, anddescended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,
(KJV WBS)

Joshua 18:17
And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, anddescended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
(KJV WBS)

2 Samuel 17:18
Nevertheless, a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; into which theydescended.
(WBS)

2 Samuel 21:20
There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
(See RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 21:22
These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
(See RSV)

1 Kings 18:31
Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Yahweh came, saying, "Israel shall be your name."
(See NIV)

1 Chronicles 2:53
The families of Kiriath Jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
(See NIV)

1 Chronicles 20:6
There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 20:8
These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
(See NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 34:12
The men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and others of the Levites, all who were skillful with instruments of music.
(See NIV)

Ezra 2:59
These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
(See NIV)

Nehemiah 7:61
These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:
(See NIV)

Nehemiah 10:38
The priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
(See NIV)

Psalms 133:3
As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew thatdescended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
(KJV WBS)

Proverbs 30:4
Who has ascended up into heaven, anddescended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you know?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Song of Songs 4:1
See, you are fair, my love, you are fair; you have the eyes of a dove; your hair is as a flock of goats, which take their rest on the side of Gilead.
(See NAS)

Song of Songs 6:5
Let your eyes be turned away from me; see, they have overcome me; your hair is as a flock of goats which take their rest on the side of Gilead.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 57:9
And goest joyfully to the king in ointment, And dost multiply thy perfumes, And sendest thine ambassadors afar off, And humblest thyself unto Sheol.
(See NIV)

Daniel 4:13
I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.
(See NAS)

Jonah 2:6
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God.
(See NAS)

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