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The term "entreated" in the Bible often refers to the act of earnestly pleading or making a sincere request, typically directed towards God or another person. This concept is deeply rooted in the biblical narrative, illustrating the human need for divine intervention, mercy, or favor. The act of entreating is characterized by humility, persistence, and faith, reflecting a heart that seeks God's will and guidance.

Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word often translated as "entreated" is "עָתַר" (athar), which conveys the idea of prayer or supplication. One notable instance is found in Genesis 25:21, where Isaac entreated the LORD on behalf of his wife Rebekah, who was barren: "Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived" . This passage highlights the power of earnest prayer and God's responsiveness to the pleas of His people.

Another significant example is in Exodus 8:30, where Moses entreated the LORD to remove the plague of flies from Egypt: "So Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD" . Here, Moses' intercession demonstrates the role of a mediator who pleads on behalf of others, showcasing the effectiveness of righteous prayer in altering circumstances.

New Testament Usage

In the New Testament, the Greek word "παρακαλέω" (parakaleó) is often used, which can mean to beseech, exhort, or comfort. While the term "entreated" is less frequently used in the New Testament, the concept is evident in the actions and teachings of Jesus and the apostles. For instance, in Luke 5:12, a leper entreated Jesus for healing: "While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, 'Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean'" . This plea reflects the leper's faith and recognition of Jesus' authority and compassion.

The Apostle Paul also exemplifies the act of entreating in his letters, often urging believers to live in a manner worthy of their calling. In 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12, Paul writes, "For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children. We encouraged you, comforted you, and urged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory" . Here, the entreaty is not only a request but also an exhortation to spiritual growth and holiness.

Theological Significance

The act of entreating in the Bible underscores the relational aspect of faith, where believers are encouraged to approach God with their needs, desires, and concerns. It reflects a dependence on God's sovereignty and goodness, acknowledging that He is both willing and able to respond to the cries of His people. The biblical narrative consistently portrays God as one who hears and answers prayer, reinforcing the importance of persistent and heartfelt supplication.

Moreover, entreating is often associated with repentance and seeking God's mercy. In 2 Chronicles 33:12-13, King Manasseh, after being taken captive, entreated the LORD and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. His prayer was heard, and he was restored to his kingdom, illustrating the transformative power of genuine repentance and God's readiness to forgive.

In summary, the concept of entreating in the Bible is a profound expression of faith and reliance on God, serving as a vital component of the believer's spiritual life. Through entreaty, individuals not only seek divine intervention but also align themselves with God's purposes, trusting in His perfect will and timing.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Entreat.

Strong's Hebrew

6279. athar -- to pray, supplicate
... root Definition to pray, supplicate NASB Word Usage answered (1), answered their
prayers (1), entreat (2), entreated (2), listened to our entreaty (1), made ...
/hebrew/6279.htm - 6k

2470b. chalah -- to mollify, appease, entreat the favor of
... Word Origin from chalah Definition to mollify, appease, entreat the favor of NASB
Word Usage asked (1), entreat (6), entreated (4), favor* (3), seek (2), seek ...
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Library

Being Easily Entreated
... TALK THIRTY-ONE. BEING EASILY ENTREATED. Not long since I saw in the report
of a meeting a statement something like this: "The brethren ...
/.../naylor/heart talks/talk thirty-one being easily entreated.htm

The Sinner Entreated to Awake.
... THE GOSPEL, AND ITS INVITATIONS. 268. " The Sinner entreated to awake.
268. 7s. M. Episcopal Coll. The Sinner entreated to awake. ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/268 the sinner entreated.htm

The Sinner Seriously Urged and Entreated to Accept of Salvation in ...
... THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF RELIGION IN THE SOUL. CHAPTER X. THE SINNER SERIOUSLY
URGED AND ENTREATED TO ACCEPT OF SALVATION IN THIS WAY. ...
/.../chapter x the sinner seriously.htm

And all the Multitude of the Gadarenes Entreated Him to Depart ...
... The Text of the Diatessaron. Section XII. And all the multitude of the
Gadarenes entreated him to depart from them? [1] [888] And ...
/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section xii and all the.htm

What God is to Us.
... his presence from a person or nation, and he threatens, that he may not indeed remove,
but that they may entreat him to stay, and he is not hard to be entreated ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/lecture ix what god is.htm

Concerning the Fortitude of Samson, and what Mischiefs He Brought ...
... He had no children; and, being uneasy at his want of posterity, he entreated God
to give them seed of their own bodies to succeed them; and with that intent he ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 concerning the fortitude.htm

The Emperor is Exhorted to Display Zeal in the Faith. ...
... name. [1691] For the Father's will is, that He be entreated through the
Son, the Son's that the Father be entreated. [1692]. 13. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter ii the emperor is.htm

How Abram Fought with the Assyrians, and Overcame Them, and Saved ...
... And when Abram gave him the tenth part of his prey, he accepted of the gift: but
the king of Sodom desired Abram to take the prey, but entreated that he might ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 10 how abram fought.htm

Jesus Heals Two Gergesene Demoniacs.
... [As one mouth entreated for many, Mark uses both the singular and the plural.]
^c 31 And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/lvi jesus heals two gergesene.htm

Hebrews xii. 18-24
... that burned, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet,
and the voice of words, which voice they that heard entreated that the ...
/.../homily xxxii hebrews xii 18-24.htm

Thesaurus

Entreated (56 Occurrences)
...Entreated (56 Occurrences). Matthew 8:5 After His entry into Capernaum a Captain
came to Him, and entreated Him. (WEY). Matthew 8:31 So the demons entreated Him ...
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Evil-entreated (1 Occurrence)
Evil-entreated. Evil-doings, Evil-entreated. Evil-exactly .
Multi-Version Concordance Evil-entreated (1 Occurrence). ...
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Intreaty (1 Occurrence)
... For entreat see Genesis 12:16, "He entreated Abraham well"; Acts 27:3, "And Julius
courteously entreated Paul" (philanthropos chresamenos, literally, "to use ...
/i/intreaty.htm - 8k

Intreat (13 Occurrences)
... For entreat see Genesis 12:16, "He entreated Abraham well"; Acts 27:3, "And Julius
courteously entreated Paul" (philanthropos chresamenos, literally, "to use ...
/i/intreat.htm - 12k

Entreaty (12 Occurrences)
... Genesis 25:21 And Isaac maketh entreaty to Jehovah before his wife, for she 'is'
barren: and Jehovah is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiveth, (YLT ...
/e/entreaty.htm - 10k

Entreat (55 Occurrences)
... For entreat see Genesis 12:16, "He entreated Abraham well"; Acts 27:3, "And Julius
courteously entreated Paul" (philanthropos chresamenos, literally, "to use ...
/e/entreat.htm - 25k

Treated (69 Occurrences)
... Genesis 12:16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen,
and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. ...
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Rebecca (28 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Genesis 25:21 And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren;
and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived. (DBY). ...
/r/rebecca.htm - 14k

Pregnant (33 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Genesis 25:21 Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren.
Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. (See NIV). ...
/p/pregnant.htm - 16k

Conceived (66 Occurrences)
... Genesis 25:21 Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren.
Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. ...
/c/conceived.htm - 26k

Resources

Who were the Perizzites in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

How can we enter into God's rest? | GotQuestions.org

Entreated: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Entreated (56 Occurrences)

Matthew 8:5
After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.
(WEY)

Matthew 8:31
So the demons entreated Him. "If Thou drivest us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."
(WEY)

Matthew 14:36
and they entreated Him that they might but touch the tassel of His outer garment; and all who did so were restored to perfect health.
(WEY)

Matthew 15:25
Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said.
(WEY)

Matthew 18:26
The servant therefore falling down, prostrated himself at his feet and entreated him. "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you the whole.'
(WEY)

Matthew 18:29
"His fellow servant therefore fell at his feet and entreated him, "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you.'
(WEY)

Matthew 18:32
At once his master called him and said, "'Wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you entreated me:
(WEY)

Matthew 22:6
And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
(KJV)

Mark 5:10
And he earnestly entreated Him not to send them away out of the country.
(WEY)

Mark 8:22
And they came to Bethsaida. And a blind man was brought to Jesus and they entreated Him to touch him.
(WEY)

Luke 7:4
And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,
(WEY)

Luke 8:31
And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.
(ASV)

Luke 8:32
Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave.
(ASV)

Luke 8:41
Just then there came a man named Jair, a Warden of the Synagogue, who threw himself at the feet of Jesus, and entreated Him to come to his house;
(WEY)

Luke 9:40
I entreated your disciples to expel the spirit, but they could not."
(WEY)

Luke 15:28
"Then he was angry and would not go in. But his father came out and entreated him.
(WEY ASV WBS RSV)

Luke 18:3
And in the same town was a widow who repeatedly came and entreated him, saying, "'Give me justice and stop my oppressor.'
(WEY)

Luke 18:32
For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
(KJV)

Luke 20:11
And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
(KJV)

Acts 2:40
And with many more appeals he solemnly warned and entreated them, saying, "Escape from this crooked generation."
(WEY)

Acts 7:19
The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
(KJV DBY)

Acts 21:12
As soon as we heard these words, both we and the brethren at Caesarea entreated Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
(WEY)

Acts 27:3
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
(KJV)

Acts 28:14
where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.
(WEB ASV)

2 Corinthians 12:18
I entreated Titus, and did send with 'him' the brother; did Titus take advantage of you? in the same spirit did we not walk? -- did we not in the same steps?
(YLT)

1 Thessalonians 2:2
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
(KJV)

Hebrews 12:19
a sound of such a kind that those who heard it entreated that no more should be added.
(WEY ASV WBS)

James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.
(ASV WBS YLT)

Genesis 12:16
And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
(KJV)

Genesis 25:21
Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Exodus 5:22
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, LORD, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
(KJV)

Exodus 8:30
And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 10:18
And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Exodus 32:11
Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, "Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
(See NAS)

Numbers 20:15
how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians evil entreated us and our fathers;
(DBY)

Deuteronomy 26:6
And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
(KJV DBY)

Judges 13:8
Then Manoah entreated Yahweh, and said, "Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you did send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child who shall be born."
(WEB JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 13:12
therefore I said,'Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven't entreated the favor of Yahweh.' I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering."
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

2 Samuel 21:14
They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. After that God was entreated for the land.
(WEB JPS ASV WBS YLT)

2 Samuel 24:25
David built an altar to Yahweh there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So Yahweh was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
(WEB JPS ASV WBS YLT)

1 Kings 13:6
The king answered the man of God, "Now entreat the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again." The man of God entreated Yahweh, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

2 Kings 1:13
And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him: 'O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
(See RSV)

2 Kings 13:4
Jehoahaz begged Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.
(See NAS)

1 Chronicles 5:20
They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of them, because they put their trust in him.
(WEB JPS ASV WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 33:12
When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
(See NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 33:13
He prayed to him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh he was God.
(WEB JPS ASV WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 33:19
His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the engraved images, before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.
(WEB JPS ASV WBS NAS)

Ezra 8:23
So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated of us.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Job 11:19
And thou hast rested, And none is causing trembling, And many have entreated thy face;
(YLT)

Job 19:16
I called my servant, and he answered not; I entreated him with my mouth.
(DBY WBS)

Job 19:17
My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated for the children's sake of my own body.
(WBS)

Psalms 119:58
I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
(ASV JPS WBS)

Isaiah 19:22
Yahweh will strike Egypt, striking and healing. They will return to Yahweh, and he will be entreated by them, and will heal them.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 15:11
Yahweh said, Most certainly I will strengthen you for good; most certainly I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 36:25
Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll; but he would not hear them.
(See JPS)

Daniel 9:13
As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come on us: yet have we not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God, that we should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in your truth.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Subtopics

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