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The ancestors of Israel

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

Leviticus 26:45 See also James 2:21

More immediate forebears

Amos 2:4 See also 1 Kings 19:3-4; Acts 28:17

Ancestors of specific groups of people

Joshua 17:1 See also Genesis 10:21

Ancestors of individuals

Romans 9:5 See also Hebrews 7:10

The figurative use of ancestors

Ezekiel 16:3

See also

1245  God of the fathers
2540  Christ, genealogy
5076  Abraham, life of
5096  Jacob, patriarch
5680  family
5694  generation
6160  fathers, sin of
7230  genealogies
7248  patriarchs