Meaning of begat | Babel Free

Definitions

An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible

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Examples

“To put⟳ food on the table, Ruth gleaned in the fields and one of the fields belonged to Boaz who noticed her and admired her. They married and Ruth bore a son, Obed. There ensues a begat-ridden genealogy and....”

“There's a bunch of begats in First Chronicles, chapter six, and it's way dull, especially if you consider⟳ what a begat involves.”

“In many instances even that cannot be done," and John Edgar Wideman prefaces Damballah with "A Begat Chart" and a "Family Tree."”

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