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generation

Meaning of “generation”

Offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime.

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107 occurrences92 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 7:1

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Genesis 7:1
AND the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 7:1 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD saide vnto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the Arke: for thee haue I seene righteous before me, in this generation.

1611 marginal note2.Pet. 2.5.

Genesis 15:16
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 15:16 · retained source text

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither againe: for the iniquitie of the Amorites is not yet full.

Genesis 50:23
And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
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1611 witness · Genesis 50:23 · retained source text

And Ioseph sawe Ephraims children, of the third generation: the children also of Machir, the sonne of Manasseh were brought vp vpon Iosephs knees.

1611 marginal noteHeb. borne.

1611 marginal noteNum. 32.39.

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