Abraham = "father of a multitude"

1. the son of Terah and the founder of the Jewish nation

a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother

having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, or countryman

any fellow or man

a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection

an associate in employment or office

brethren in Christ

1. his brothers by blood

2. all men

3. apostles

4. Christians, as those who are exalted to the same heavenly place

to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf

to hear

1. to attend to, consider what is or has been said

2. to understand, perceive the sense of what is said

to hear something

1. to perceive by the ear what is announced in one's presence

2. to get by hearing learn

3. a thing comes to one's ears, to find out, learn

4. to give ear to a teaching or a teacher

5. to comprehend, to understand

with reference to sex

1. of a male

2. of a husband

3. of a betrothed or future husband

with reference to age, and to distinguish an adult man from a boy

any male

used generically of a group of both men and women

himself, herself, themselves, itself

he, she, it

the same

but, moreover, and, etc.

opinion, judgment, view

opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone

1. in the NT always a good opinion concerning one, resulting in praise, honour, and glory

splendour, brightness

1. of the moon, sun, stars

2. magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace

3. majesty

   1. a thing belonging to God

      1. the kingly majesty which belongs to him as supreme ruler, majesty in the sense of the absolute perfection of the deity

   2. a thing belonging to Christ

      1. the kingly majesty of the Messiah

      2. the absolutely perfect inward or personal excellency of Christ; the majesty

   3. of the angels

      1. as apparent in their exterior brightness

a most glorious condition, most exalted state

1. of that condition with God the Father in heaven to which Christ was raised after he had achieved his work on earth

2. the glorious condition of blessedness into which is appointed and promised that true Christians shall enter after their Saviour's return from heaven

I, me, my

to be, to exist, to happen, to be present

in, by, with etc.

either, or, than

our, we, us

a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

the Godhead, trinity

1. God the Father, the first person in the trinity

2. Christ, the second person of the trinity

3. Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

spoken of the only and true God

1. refers to the things of God

2. his counsels, interests, things due to him

whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

1. God's representative or viceregent

   1. of magistrates and judges

and, also, even, indeed, but

to dwell, settle

1. metaph. divine powers, influences, etc., are said to dwell in his soul, to pervade, prompt, govern it

to dwell in, inhabit

1. God is said to dwell in the temple, i.e. to be always present for worshippers

Mesopotamia = "between two rivers"

1. the entire country between the two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

to look at, behold

to allow one's self to be seen, to appear

to see with the eyes

to see with the mind, to perceive, know

to see, i.e. become acquainted with by experience, to experience

to see, to look to

1. to take heed, beware

2. to care for, pay heed to

I was seen, showed myself, appeared

generator or male ancestor

1. either the nearest ancestor: father of the corporeal nature, natural fathers, both parents

2. a more remote ancestor, the founder of a family or tribe, progenitor of a people, forefather: so Abraham is called, Jacob and David

   1. fathers i.e. ancestors, forefathers, founders of a nation

3. one advanced in years, a senior

metaph.

1. the originator and transmitter of anything

   1. the authors of a family or society of persons animated by the same spirit as himself

   2. one who has infused his own spirit into others, who actuates and governs their minds

2. one who stands in a father's place and looks after another in a paternal way

3. a title of honour

   1. teachers, as those to whom pupils trace back the knowledge and training they have received

   2. the members of the Sanhedrin, whose prerogative it was by virtue of the wisdom and experience in which they excelled, to take charge of the interests of others

God is called the Father

1. of the stars, the heavenly luminaries, because he is their creator, upholder, ruler

2. of all rational and intelligent beings, whether angels or men, because he is their creator, preserver, guardian and protector

   1. of spiritual beings and of all men

3. of Christians, as those who through Christ have been exalted to a specially close and intimate relationship with God, and who no longer dread him as a stern judge of sinners, but revere him as their reconciled and loving Father

4. the Father of Jesus Christ, as one whom God has united to himself in the closest bond of love and intimacy, made acquainted with his purposes, appointed to explain and carry out among men the plan of salvation, and made to share also in his own divine nature

   1. by Jesus Christ himself

   2. by the apostles

before, formerly

to make known one's thoughts, to declare

to say

Haran = "a mountaineer"

1. a city in Mesopotamia, of great antiquity and made famous by the defeat of Crassus

being, etc.