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Advocate, or Paraclete
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
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One that pleads the cause of another. In its technical sense, the office was unknown to the Jews till they became subject to the Romans. It is applied to Christ as our intercessor, 1 John 2:1; compare Romans 8:34 Hebrews 7:25; and to the Holy Spirit, as our teacher and comforter, John 14:16 15:26 .
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
Bibliography Information
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Advocate, or Paraclete'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/a/advocate-or-paraclete.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Advocate, or Paraclete'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/a/advocate-or-paraclete.html. 1859.
