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redeemed

Meaning of “redeemed”

Sense 1: Bought back, recovered, or released by payment, substitute, or appointed valuation. Sense 2: Rescued, freed, or delivered from bondage, evil, enemies, death, sin, the curse, or another stated power.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

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First occurrence: Genesis 48:16

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1 Chronicles 17:21

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And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 17:21 · retained source text

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whome God went to redeeme to be his owne people, to make thee a name of greatnesse and terriblenesse, by driuing out nations from before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

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Deuteronomy 7:8

But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Jeremiah 31:11

For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

Revelation 5:9

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

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Historical English dictionary sources

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Webster 1828

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Ransomed; delivered from bondage, distress, penalty, liability, or from the possession of another, by paying an equivalent.

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