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Bastard
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bas´tard ( ממזר , mamzēr ; νόθος , nóthos ): In Deuteronomy 23:2 probably the offspring of an incestuous union, or of a marriage within the prohibited degrees of affinity ( Leviticus 18:6-20; Leviticus 20:10-21 ). He and his descendants to the tenth generation are excluded from the assembly of the Lord. (See Driver, at the place). Zechariah (Zechariah 9:6 ), after prophesying the overthrow of three Philistine cities, declares of the fourth: "And a bastard (the Revised Version, margin "a bastard race") shall dwell in Ashdod," meaning probably that a "mixed population" (BDB ) of aliens shall invade and settle in the capital of the Philistines. In Heb (Zechariah 12:8 ) in its proper sense of "born out of wedlock," and therefore not admitted to the privileges of paternal care and responsibility as a legitimate son.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Bastard'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/bastard.html. 1915.
