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A messianic title rooted in Jacob's blessing over Judah: 'You are a lion's cub, Judah... The scepter will not depart from Judah' (Genesis 49:9-10). Revelation 5:5 declares, 'See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed.' Yet when John looked, he saw not a fierce lion but 'a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain' (Revelation 5:6). This stunning reversal reveals that Christ conquers through sacrificial love, not military force. The title affirms Jesus' royal authority, messianic fulfillment, and the surprising way God's power is revealed through apparent weakness.
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The father of Conaniah, a Levite who supervised the offerings during King Heze…
אב EuniceEunice's father, unnamed in the Bible, was the maternal grandfather of Timothy.
אב HilkiahThe father of Hilkiah, who was the cousin of the prophet Jeremiah.
אב HodiahAn unnamed man, the father Naham and his sister Hodiah
אב MamreMamre's father, an Amorite, was an ally of Abraham during the battle against C…
אב TahpenesThe father of Tahpenes, an Egyptian Pharaoh who gave his daughter in marriage …
אב אֱלִישֶׁבַעElizabeth was the wife of Zechariah, a priest, and the mother of John the Bapt…
אב אֶלְעָזָרThe unnamed father of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, who lived in Bethany.
אב בַּר-נָבָאA reference to the grandfather or other close relative of John Mark.
אב טִימֹתֵאוֹסTimothy's father was a Greek man, and his mother was a believing Jewish woman …