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It is a term that appears frequently in genealogical contexts, particularly in the Old Testament, and is crucial for understanding the lineage and heritage of biblical figures. Old Testament Usage In the Old Testament, "beget" is commonly used in genealogies to trace the lineage of key figures. For example, in <a href="/bsb/genesis/5.htm">Genesis 5</a>, the genealogy from Adam to Noah is outlined, with the repeated phrase "and he begat" used to indicate the fathering of the next generation. <a href="/genesis/5-3.htm">Genesis 5:3</a> states, "When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth." This passage highlights the continuity of human life and the transmission of the divine image through generations. The genealogies serve not only as historical records but also as theological affirmations of God's covenantal promises. The act of begetting is seen as a fulfillment of God's command to "be fruitful and multiply" (<a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>), emphasizing the importance of family and the perpetuation of God's chosen people. New Testament Usage In the New Testament, the concept of begetting takes on additional theological significance. The genealogy of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Matthew begins with Abraham and traces the lineage through David to Joseph, the husband of Mary. <a href="/matthew/1-2.htm">Matthew 1:2</a> states, "Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers." This genealogy underscores Jesus' rightful place in the line of David, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah. Furthermore, the New Testament introduces a spiritual dimension to begetting. In <a href="/john/3-3.htm">John 3:3</a> , Jesus speaks to Nicodemus about being "born again," indicating a spiritual rebirth that transcends physical lineage. This concept of spiritual begetting is further elaborated in <a href="/1_peter/1-23.htm">1 Peter 1:23</a> , which states, "For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God." Theological Implications The act of begetting in the Bible is not merely a biological process but is imbued with theological significance. It reflects God's creative power and His ongoing involvement in the unfolding of human history. The genealogies that feature the term "beget" serve as reminders of God's faithfulness to His promises and His sovereign plan for redemption through Jesus Christ. In a broader sense, the concept of begetting also points to the importance of spiritual heritage and the transmission of faith from one generation to the next. Believers are called to "beget" spiritual offspring by sharing the Gospel and nurturing new believers in their faith, thus participating in the divine mission of expanding God's kingdom on earth.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (v. t.) To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; to produce; as, poverty can beget crime.2. (v. t.) To get (with child.)3. (v. t.) To produce as an effect; to cause to exist.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/313.htm">313. anagennao -- to beget again</a> ... to beget again. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anagennao Phonetic Spelling: (an-ag-en-nah'-o) Short Definition: I beget again, beget into a new life ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/313.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1080.htm">1080. gennao -- to beget, to bring forth</a> ... to beget, to bring forth. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: gennao Phonetic Spelling: (ghen-nah'-o) Short Definition: I beget, bring forth, give birth to ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1080.htm - 9k<a href="/greek/5088.htm">5088. tikto -- to beget, bring forth</a> ... to beget, bring forth. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: tikto Phonetic Spelling: (tik'-to) Short Definition: I bear, bring forth, produce Definition: I bear ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5088.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/5041.htm">5041. teknogoneo -- to beget children</a> ... to beget children. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: teknogoneo Phonetic Spelling: (tek-nog-on-eh'-o) Short Definition: I bear children Definition: I bear ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5041.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/616.htm">616. apokueo -- to give birth to</a> ... beget, produce. From apo and the base of kuma; to breed forth, ie (by transference) to generate (figuratively) -- beget, produce. see GREEK apo. see GREEK kuma. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/616.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1817.htm">1817. exanistemi -- to raise up, to rise</a> ... raise, rise up. From ek and anistemi; objectively, to produce, ie (figuratively) beget; subjectively, to arise, ie (figuratively) object -- raise (rise) up. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1817.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3205.htm">3205. yalad -- to bear, bring forth, beget</a> ... 3204, 3205. yalad. 3206 . to bear, bring forth, beget. Transliteration: yalad Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-lad') Short Definition: father. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/3205.htm - 7k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/augustine/on_the_holy_trinity/chapter_7_we_conceive_and_beget.htm">We Conceive and Beget the Word Within, from the Things we have ...</a> ... Book IX. Chapter 7."We Conceive and Beget the Word Within, from the Things We Have Beheld in the Eternal Truth. The Word, Whether ... /.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 7 we conceive and beget.htm<a href="/library/augustine/anti-pelagian_writings/chapter_17_ix_christians_do_not.htm">Christians do not Always Beget Christian, nor the Pure, Pure ...</a> ... Book III. Chapter 17 [IX.]"Christians Do Not Always Beget Christian, Nor the Pure, Pure Children. With these and such like palpable ... /.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 17 ix christians do not.htm<a href="/library/cyprian/three_books_of_testimonies_against_the_jews/64_what_are_those_carnal.htm">What are those Carnal Things which Beget Death, and what are the ...</a> ... Third Book. 64. What are those carnal things which beget death, and what are the spiritual things which lead to life. Paul to the ... /.../three books of testimonies against the jews/64 what are those carnal.htm<a href="/library/augustine/anti-pelagian_writings/chapter_11_ix_an_objection_of.htm">An Objection of the Pelagians: Why Does not a Righteous Man Beget ...</a> ... Book II. Chapter 11 [IX.]"An Objection of the Pelagians: Why Does Not a Righteous Man Beget a Righteous Man? In vain, then, do ... /.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 11 ix an objection of.htm<a href="/library/augustine/of_holy_virginity_/section_12_let_marriages_possess.htm">Let Marriages Possess their Own Good, not that they Beget Sons...</a> ... Section 12. Let marriages possess their own good, not that they beget sons? 12. Let marriages possess their own good, not that ... /.../augustine/of holy virginity /section 12 let marriages possess.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/9_what_then_shall_we.htm">What, Then, Shall we Say? that Gods Beget and are Begotten? and ...</a> ... 9 What, then, shall we say? That gods beget and are begotten? and that therefore they? What, then, shall we say? That gods beget and are begotten? ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/9 what then shall we.htm<a href="/library/augustine/on_continence/section_5_and_on_this.htm">And on this Account That, Which, the Parts that Beget Being ...</a> ... Section 5. And on this account that, which, the parts that beget being bridled by modesty? 5. And on this account that, which, the ... //christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on continence/section 5 and on this.htm<a href="/library/traherne/centuries_of_meditations/56_by_loving_a_soul.htm">By Loving a Soul Does Propagate and Beget Itself</a> ... THE SECOND CENTURY 56 By Loving a Soul does propagate and beget itself. By Loving a Soul does propagate and beget itself, because ... /.../traherne/centuries of meditations/56 by loving a soul.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_several_persons_can_be.htm">Whether Several Persons Can be the Term of one Notional Act?</a> ... in God. For whoever has the power of begetting can beget. But the Son has the power of begetting. Therefore He can beget. But He ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether several persons can be.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_power_of_begetting.htm">Whether the Power of Begetting Signifies a Relation, and not the ...</a> ... On the contrary, As God has the power to beget the Son, so also He wills to beget Him. But the will to beget signifies the essence. ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the power of begetting.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/beget.htm">Beget (20 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; to produce; as, poverty can beget crime. ...Beget (20 Occurrences). ... /b/beget.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/g/gender.htm">Gender (2 Occurrences)</a> ... associated with sex. 4. (n.) To beget; to engender. 5. (vi) To copulate; to breed. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GENDER. jen'-der ... /g/gender.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/b/begotten.htm">Begotten (77 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary (pp) of Beget. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BEGOTTEN. be-got'-'-n (yaladh; "to bear," "bring forth," "beget... /b/begotten.htm - 33k<a href="/topical/b/begets.htm">Begets (4 Occurrences)</a> ... Ecclesiastes 6:3 If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul have not enough of good, and ... /b/begets.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/b/begat.htm">Begat (112 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary (pp) of Beget. Multi-Version Concordance Begat (112 Occurrences). Matthew 1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and ... /b/begat.htm - 31k<a href="/topical/j/johannine.htm">Johannine</a> ... It is this by inherent moral necessity. Love cannot but seek to beget love, and righteousness to beget righteousness, in all beings capable of them. ... /j/johannine.htm - 38k<a href="/topical/r/redeemer.htm">Redeemer (42 Occurrences)</a> ... The aim of redemption, to beget in men's hearts the will to do right, once fulfilled, leads men to seek successfully along all possible avenues for life. ... /r/redeemer.htm - 45k<a href="/topical/r/redemption.htm">Redemption (46 Occurrences)</a> ... The aim of redemption, to beget in men's hearts the will to do right, once fulfilled, leads men to seek successfully along all possible avenues for life. ... /r/redemption.htm - 48k<a href="/topical/h/home-born.htm">Home-born (14 Occurrences)</a> ... it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you, who shall beget children among ... /h/home-born.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/k/kind.htm">Kind (290 Occurrences)</a> ... government; various kinds of soil, etc. 9. (vt) To beget. Multi-Version Concordance Kind (290 Occurrences). Matthew 4:23 Then Jesus ... /k/kind.htm - 35k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/sinners-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-God.html">What is the “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” sermon? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/beget.htm">Beget: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Beget (20 Occurrences)<a href="/1_corinthians/4-15.htm">1 Corinthians 4:15</a> for if a myriad of child-conductors ye may have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus, through the good news, I -- I did beget you; (YLT)<a href="/2_timothy/2-23.htm">2 Timothy 2:23</a> But foolish and senseless questionings avoid, knowing that they beget contentions. (DBY YLT)<a href="/philemon/1-10.htm">Philemon 1:10</a> I entreat thee concerning my child -- whom I did beget in my bonds -- Onesimus, (YLT)<a href="/james/1-18.htm">James 1:18</a> having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures. (YLT)<a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a> Blessed 'is' the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to the abundance of His kindness did beget us again to a living hope, through the rising again of Jesus Christ out of the dead, (YLT)<a href="/1_john/5-1.htm">1 John 5:1</a> Every one who is believing that Jesus is the Christ, of God he hath been begotten, and every one who is loving Him who did beget, doth love also him who is begotten of Him: (YLT)<a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Genesis 17:20</a> And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/leviticus/25-45.htm">Leviticus 25:45</a> Moreover of the children of them that dwell as sojourners with you, of them may ye buy, and of their family that is with you, which they beget in your land, and they shall be your possession. (DBY)<a href="/deuteronomy/4-25.htm">Deuteronomy 4:25</a> When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger: (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/deuteronomy/28-41.htm">Deuteronomy 28:41</a> Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/2_kings/20-18.htm">2 Kings 20:18</a> And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:3</a> If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/isaiah/39-7.htm">Isaiah 39:7</a> And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/isaiah/45-10.htm">Isaiah 45:10</a> Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? (Root in KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/isaiah/66-9.htm">Isaiah 66:9</a> Do I bring to the birth, And not cause to bring forth?' saith Jehovah, 'Am not I He who is causing to beget? I have also restrained,' said thy God. (YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/16-3.htm">Jeremiah 16:3</a> For thus saith Jehovah concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bear them, and concerning their fathers that beget them in this land: (DBY YLT NAS)<a href="/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6</a> Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10</a> If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things, (KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)<a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Ezekiel 18:14</a> Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, (KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)<a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22</a> And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/b/beget.htm">Beget</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/b/begetter.htm">Begetter (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/b/beget.htm">Beget (20 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/male.htm">Male (303 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/parent.htm">Parent (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/r/righteousness.htm">Righteousness (442 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/epicureans.htm">Epicureans (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/r/redeemer.htm">Redeemer (42 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/cosmological.htm">Cosmological</a><a href="/topical/r/redemption.htm">Redemption (46 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/w/world.htm">World (2829 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/pentateuch.htm">Pentateuch</a><a href="/topical/s/sin.htm">Sin (782 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/b/begat.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Begat"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Begat" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/b/begets.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Begets"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Begets" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>