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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 7:1

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Joel 1:3
Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joel 1:3 · retained source text

Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

Joel 3:20
But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Joel 3:20 · retained source text

But Iudah shall dwell for euer, and Ierusalem from generation to generation.

1611 marginal noteOr, abide.

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