In biblical terminology, the term "scion" is not directly used in most English translations of the Bible, including the Berean Standard Bible . However, the concept of a scion, which refers to a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting, is deeply embedded in biblical imagery and symbolism, particularly in relation to themes of growth, lineage, and divine promise.

Biblical Imagery and Symbolism

The imagery of a scion is closely related to the biblical metaphor of the "branch" or "shoot," which is frequently used to describe the emergence of new life, hope, and continuity of God's promises. This metaphor is particularly prominent in the prophetic literature of the Old Testament.

Messianic Prophecies

One of the most significant uses of this imagery is found in the messianic prophecies concerning the lineage of David. The prophet Isaiah speaks of a future hope arising from the line of Jesse, David's father:

"A shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit" (Isaiah 11:1).

This passage is often interpreted as a prophecy concerning the coming of the Messiah, who Christians believe is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The "shoot" or "branch" signifies a new beginning and the continuation of God's covenant with David, despite the apparent decline of his dynasty.

Jeremiah and the Righteous Branch

Similarly, the prophet Jeremiah uses the branch imagery to convey God's promise of a righteous leader:

"Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as king and will administer justice and righteousness in the land" (Jeremiah 23:5).

This "righteous Branch" is understood as a reference to the Messiah, who will establish a kingdom characterized by justice and righteousness.

Zechariah's Vision

The prophet Zechariah also employs this imagery in his visions, where he refers to a servant called "the Branch":

"Listen, O High Priest Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring My servant, the Branch" (Zechariah 3:8).

In Zechariah 6:12, the Branch is further described as one who will build the temple of the LORD and bear royal honor.

New Testament Fulfillment

In the New Testament, the fulfillment of these Old Testament prophecies is seen in the person of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Matthew traces Jesus' genealogy back to David, emphasizing His rightful place in the Davidic line (Matthew 1:1-17). Jesus is often identified as the true vine, a metaphor that resonates with the scion imagery, as He is the source of spiritual life and growth for believers:

"I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing" (John 15:5).

Conclusion

The concept of a scion, while not explicitly named, is richly woven into the biblical narrative through the imagery of branches and shoots. This symbolism underscores themes of hope, renewal, and the fulfillment of God's promises through the lineage of David, ultimately realized in Jesus Christ.1. (n.) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.

2. (n.) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting.

3. (n.) Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock.

7626. shebet -- rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe
... From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, ie (literally) a stick
(for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) Or (figuratively ...
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The Close of the Theban Empire
... Manners and customs. As in a former crisis, Egypt once more owed her salvation
to a scion of the old Theban race. A descendant of ...
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Book v. --General Reply to Sundry of Marcion's Heresies.
... 70 At once have ceased to be born; nor had. Thereafter any scion of your [1639]
kith. Been born, or spread a new pest [1640] o'er the orb. ...
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The Death of the Famous Actor Miraudin was a Nine Days' Wonder...
... and amid the flare of funeral tapers, with torn battle banners drooping around his
bier, and other decaying fragments of chivalry, the last scion of the once ...
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On the First Floor of an Ancient Mansion, in a Street which Slopes ...
... He had been cautious, prudent, and calculating from his earliest years,"from the
time when, as the last male scion of the house of Gherardi he had been ...
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Still the Countess Sylvie was Silent. ...
... The very fact of a man like Aubrey Leigh voluntarily choosing as his wife the last
scion of one of the most staunch Roman Catholic families in Europe, proves ...
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Growth in Grace
... (3.) Grace cannot but grow, from a believer's ingrafting into Christ. He who is
a scion, ingrafted into this noble, generous stock, cannot but grow. ...
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Preface to the Two Books of Ecclesiastical History, Added by ...
... I felt that, since you were a scion of the Apostolic order, you had possibly acted
in remembrance of Philip's example, and that, when you saw that the time was ...
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The Glory and Honor that Jesus Has Won
... no one was found worthy to open the book or look into it; but one of the elders
said to me: "Weep not; behold the Lion of Judah's tribe, the Scion of David ...
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Birth and Education of John Bishop of Constantinople.
... Constantinople. John was a native of Antioch in Syria-Coele, son of Secundus
and Anthusa, and scion of a noble family in that country. ...
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The New Heaven on Earth
... "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you for the churches. I am the
Scion and Offspring of David, the bright, the Morning Star. ...
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Scion (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting. 3. (n.) Hence, a
descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock. ...Scion (1 Occurrence). ...
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Graft (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in
another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. ...
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Scissors (5 Occurrences)

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Insert (4 Occurrences)
... (vt) To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to enter,
or be included, or contained; as, to insert a scion in a stock; to insert a ...
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Ingraft (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To insert, to implant; as, to ingraft a peach scion on a plum tree;
figuratively, to insert or introduce in such a way as to make a part of something. ...
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Cutting (178 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock
for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant ...
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Scimitar

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Sect (10 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 2:1; Galatians 5:20). Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A cutting;
a scion. 2. (n.) Those following a particular leader ...
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Stand (542 Occurrences)
... young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing
upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in ...
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Slip (22 Occurrences)
... false step. 14. (n.) A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a
scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine. 15. (n ...
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