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afar

Meaning of “afar”

Sense 1: At or from a great distance. Sense 2: Figuratively, remote, estranged, or absent.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
51 occurrences51 verses21 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 22:4

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Acts 2:39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
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1611 witness · Acts 2:39 · retained source text

For the promise is vnto you, and to your children, and to all that are afarre off, euen as many as the Lord our God shall call.

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Historical definitions

At a distance in place; to or from a distance. In Scripture, figuratively, estranged in affection; alienated. Absent; not assisting.

volume 1, leaf 133, column 3 (main dictionary)