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stead

Meaning of “stead”

The place, position, office, or role occupied by one person or thing in substitution for another.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
94 occurrences94 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 22:13

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Genesis 22:13
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 22:13 · retained source text

And Abraham lifted vp his eyes, and looked, and beholde, behinde him a Ramme caught in a thicket by his hornes: And Abraham went and tooke the Ramme, and offered him vp for a burnt offering, in the stead of his sonne.

Genesis 30:2
And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 30:2 · retained source text

And Iacobs anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in Gods stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the wombe?

Genesis 36:33
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 36:33 · retained source text

And Bela died, and Iobab the sonne of Zerah of Bozra reigned in his stead.

Genesis 36:34
And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 36:34 · retained source text

And Iobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

Genesis 36:35
And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
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1611 witness · Genesis 36:35 · retained source text

And Husham died, and Hadad the sonne of Bedad, (who smote Midian in the field of Moab,) reigned in his stead: & the name of his citie was Auith.

Genesis 36:36
And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 36:36 · retained source text

And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah, reigned in his stead.

Genesis 36:37
And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 36:37 · retained source text

And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth, by the riuer, reigned in his stead.

Genesis 36:38
And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
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1611 witness · Genesis 36:38 · retained source text

And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the sonne of Achbor reigned in his stead.

Genesis 36:39
And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 36:39 · retained source text

And Baal-hanan the sonne of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his citie was Pau, and his wiues name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

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Place; 'in the stead of' means in the place of.

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