Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Son

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Solomon's Song
Next Entry
Son of God
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

Sometimes denotes a grandson, or any remote descendant, Genesis 29:5 2 Samuel 19:24 . At other times a son by adoption is meant, Genesis 48:5; or by law, Ruth 4:17; or by education, 1 Samuel 3:6 20:35; or by conversion, as Titus was Paul's "son father the common faith," Titus 1:4 . And again it denotes a mental or moral resemblance, etc., Judges 19:22 Psalm 89:6 Isaiah 57:3 Acts 13:10 . In a similar sense men are sometimes called sons of God, Luke 3:38 Romans 8:14 .

Bibliography Information
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Son'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​s/son.html. 1859.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile