In the context of the Bible, the term "progenitors" refers to the ancestors or forebears of a particular group of people, often highlighting the foundational figures in the lineage of nations, tribes, or families. These individuals are significant in biblical narratives as they are often seen as the originators of God's covenantal promises and the bearers of His blessings to future generations.

Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve are considered the first progenitors of the human race. According to Genesis, God created Adam from the dust of the ground and Eve from Adam's rib, placing them in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:7, 21-22). As the first humans, they are the progenitors of all humanity, and their actions in the Garden have profound theological implications, particularly concerning sin and redemption.

Noah

Noah is another key progenitor, especially in the context of the post-flood world. After the flood, Noah and his family became the ancestors of all nations. Genesis 9:19 states, "These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated." Noah's righteousness and obedience to God set a precedent for his descendants, and the covenant God made with him is foundational for understanding God's relationship with humanity.

Abraham

Abraham is a central progenitor in the Bible, often referred to as the "father of many nations" (Genesis 17:5). God called Abraham to leave his homeland and promised to make him a great nation, blessing all the families of the earth through him (Genesis 12:1-3). Abraham's faith and obedience are pivotal in biblical history, and he is considered the patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Edomites, and other groups.

Isaac and Jacob

Isaac, the son of Abraham, and Jacob, later named Israel, are also significant progenitors. Isaac was the child of promise, through whom God's covenant with Abraham was to be fulfilled (Genesis 17:19). Jacob, Isaac's son, fathered the twelve tribes of Israel, making him a key figure in the establishment of the Israelite nation. God's covenant with Abraham was reaffirmed with both Isaac and Jacob, emphasizing their roles as progenitors of God's chosen people.

David

King David is a progenitor in the royal lineage leading to Jesus Christ. God made a covenant with David, promising that his throne would be established forever (2 Samuel 7:16). This promise is seen as a messianic prophecy, fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus, who is often referred to as the "Son of David" (Matthew 1:1).

Jesus Christ

While not a progenitor in the traditional sense, Jesus Christ is the spiritual progenitor of all who believe in Him. Through His life, death, and resurrection, Jesus established a new covenant, offering salvation and eternal life to all who follow Him. As the "firstborn among many brothers" (Romans 8:29), Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith and the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises to the progenitors of the Old Testament.

In summary, progenitors in the Bible are foundational figures whose lives and covenants with God have lasting implications for their descendants and for the unfolding of God's redemptive plan throughout history.7614. Sheba -- a territory in SW Arabia, also the name of one or ...
... Sheba, Sabeans. Of foreign origin; Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of
tribes and of an Ethiopian district -- Sheba, Sabeans. 7613, 7614. ...
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The Ophites the Progenitors of Subsequent Heresies.
... Book VI. Chapter I. "The Ophites the Progenitors of Subsequent Heresies.
Whatever opinions, then, were entertained by those who ...
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The Druids; Progenitors of their System.
... Chapter XXII."The Druids; Progenitors of Their System. And the Celtic Druids
investigated to the very highest point the Pythagorean ...
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It is Difficult to Decide Whether the Sins of a Man's Other ...
... Chapter 47."It is Difficult to Decide Whether the Sins of a Man's Other
Progenitors are Imputed to Him. But about the sins of ...
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The Refutation of All Heresies
... Chapter XXII.--The Druids; Progenitors of Their System. ... Contents. Chapter I. --The
Ophites the Progenitors of Subsequent Heresies. Chapter II.--Simon Magus. ...
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Book ii.
... born at Oasis in Egypt, he pretends to be, as a man may say, the top man of all
the Egyptians; yet does he forswear his real country and progenitors, and by ...
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The Scaffolding Left in the Body
... existing ape. The anthropoid apes branched off laterally at a vastly remote
period from the nearest human progenitors. The challenge ...
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Christ Clothed with the True Substance of Human Nature.
... Moreover their mode of dealing with the genealogy of Christ, as given by Matthew,
is mere sophistry; for though he reckons up the progenitors not of Mary, but ...
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Faustus Recurs to the Genealogical Difficulty and Insists that ...
... Even supposing there were two writers, one calling Christ the Son of David, and
giving an account of Christ's progenitors from David down to Joseph; while the ...
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Prologue
... It will sufficiently serve our purpose if we touch a few salient points among
our more direct progenitors in the life of the spirit. ...
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The Ancestral Home
... The roots of the Talmage genealogical tree may be traced back to the year 1630,
when Enos and Thomas Talmage, the progenitors of the Talmage family in North ...
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Progenitors (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Progenitors (2 Occurrences). 2 Timothy 1:3 I am
thankful to God, whom I serve from progenitors in a pure ...
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Father (11359 Occurrences)
... (c) Progenitors of clans, ie (Revised Version (British and American)) "fathers'
houses": Exodus 6:14 1 Chronicles 27:1, etc. (d) Gods ...
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Utmost (21 Occurrences)
... Genesis 49:26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of
my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on ...
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Limit (115 Occurrences)
... Genesis 49:26 Thy father's blessings have been mighty Above the blessings of my
progenitors, Unto the limit of the heights age-during They are for the head of ...
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Idolatry (14 Occurrences)
... is in the account of Rachel stealing her father's teraphim (Genesis 31:19), which
were the relics of the worship of other gods by Laban's progenitors "on the ...
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Ruth (19 Occurrences)
... Thus Ruth, a Gentile, is among the maternal progenitors of our Lord (Matthew 1:5).
The story of "the gleaner Ruth illustrates the friendly relations between ...
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Patriarch (2 Occurrences)
... This name is generally applied to the progenitors of families or "heads of the fathers"
(Joshua 14:1) mentioned in Scripture, and they are spoken of as ...
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Profusely (2 Occurrences)

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Phinees
... (2) The father of Achias and son of Hell (Eli), a descendant of (1), and one of
Ezra's progenitors (2 Esdras 1:2); but this link is not found in Ezra's ...
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Progeny (1 Occurrence)

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