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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