Ancestors

ANCESTORS an'-ses-ters (ri'shonim, "first ones"):

The word ancestor appears in the English Bible only once (Leviticus 26:45). The Hebrew word, the ordinary adjective "first," occurs more than 200 times, and in a few places might fairly be rendered ancestors (e.g.

Deuteronomy 19:14; Jeremiah 11:10). In speaking of ancestors the Old Testament ordinarily uses the word for "fathers" ('abhoth).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ANCESTORS'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.