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begat

Meaning of “begat”

1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:18

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2 Chronicles 11:21
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 11:21 · retained source text

And Rehoboam loued Maacah the daughter of Absalom, aboue all his wiues and his concubines: for he tooke eighteene wiues, and threescore concubines, and begate twentie and eight sonnes, and threescore daughters.

2 Chronicles 13:21
¶ But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 13:21 · retained source text

¶ But Abiiah waxed mighty, and married fourteene wiues, and begate twentie and two sonnes, and sixteene daughters.

2 Chronicles 24:3
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 24:3 · retained source text

And Iehoiada tooke for him two wiues, and he begat sonnes and daughters.

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