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Legal aspects of the Bible
Biblical law refers to the set of rules found in the Jewish Tanakh, and sometimes also Christian commentaries on these laws in the New Testament. Christianity
Biblical_law
1973 book by Rousas John Rushdoony
The Institutes of Biblical Law is a 1973 book by the philosopher and theologian Rousas John Rushdoony. It is the first volume of a three-volume work, also
The Institutes of Biblical Law
The_Institutes_of_Biblical_Law
Religious concept in the Hebrew Bible
delivers the animals while the superior party swears the oath. Covenants in biblical times were often sealed by severing an animal, with the implication that
Covenant_(biblical)
that they should (metaphorically) create a protective fence around the biblical laws, and this was one of the three principal teachings of the Great Assembly
Milk_and_meat_in_Jewish_law
Torah, or first five books of the Hebrew Bible
against the Mosaic Law became a common theme for many well-known Enlightenment philosophers. Pierre Bayle, a deist, criticized the biblical figures from the
Law_of_Moses
Christian government in which society is ruled by divine law
Testament’s judicial laws. The movement’s chief architects were Gary North, Greg Bahnsen, and R.J. Rushdoony. Theonomy presumes biblical Israel's Old Covenant
Theonomy
American theologian (1916–2001)
promoted Christian Reconstructionism, emphasizing the application of biblical law to society and education while critiquing secularism and modern democratic
R._J._Rushdoony
Ideas in Christianity
questions raised by biblical inerrancy, biblical infallibility, biblical interpretation, biblical criticism, and biblical law in Christianity. While
Biblical_authority
Biblical principles relating to ethics and worship
The Ten Commandments (Biblical Hebrew: עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת, romanized: ʿĂśéreṯ had-Dibbərôṯ, lit. 'The Ten Words'), also called the Decalogue (from
Ten_Commandments
Moral laws in Judaism
Retrieved 10 November 2020. Noahide Laws, also called Noachian Laws, a Jewish Talmudic designation for seven biblical laws given to Adam and to Noah before
Seven_Laws_of_Noah
Doctrine in Christian theology
Biblical inspiration is the doctrine in Christian theology that the human writers and canonizers of the Bible were led by God with the result that their
Biblical_inspiration
Interpretations of the law in the Bible within the Seventh-day Adventist Church form a part of the broader debate regarding biblical law in Christianity. Adventists
Biblical law in Seventh-day Adventism
Biblical_law_in_Seventh-day_Adventism
Biblical prophet and seer
narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's
Samuel
First five books of the Hebrew Bible
The Torah (/ˈtɔːrə, ˈtoʊrə/; Biblical Hebrew: תּוֹרָה, romanized: tōrā, lit. "instruction", "teaching", or "law") is the compilation of the first five
Torah
Fundamentalist Calvinist theonomic movement
In keeping with the biblical cultural mandate, reconstructionists advocate for theonomy and the restoration of certain biblical laws said to have continued
Christian_reconstructionism
Ideology seeking Christian rule
institute a nation governed by Christians based on their understandings of biblical law. Prominent adherents of those ideologies include Calvinist Christian
Dominion_theology
Categories of activity prohibited by biblical law on Shabbat
are thirty-nine categories of activity which Jewish law identifies as prohibited by biblical law on Shabbat. These activities are also prohibited on the
39_Melakhot
First Christian synod (c. 48–50 AD)
questions, fornication, idolatry, and blood, as well as the application of Biblical law to non-Jews. At the Council, the apostles and elders declared: "the Holy
Council_of_Jerusalem
law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven." Seventh-day Adventists believe that the seventh day of the week, Saturday, is the biblical Sabbath
Seventh-day Adventist theology
Seventh-day_Adventist_theology
Archaic form of the Hebrew language
see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Hebrew letters. Biblical Hebrew (Hebrew: עִבְרִית מִקְרָאִית, romanized: ʿiḇrîṯ miqrāʾîṯ or לְשׁוֹן
Biblical_Hebrew
1528 book by William Tyndale
Peasants' War (1524–1525). Tyndale asks if the church is so concerned about Biblical misinterpretation, why does it not teach scripture? Would teaching scripture
The Obedience of a Christian Man
The_Obedience_of_a_Christian_Man
Pelaiah appears in Nehemiah (8:7; 10:10) as a Levite who helped to explain biblical law to the inhabitants of Yehud Medinata and signed a document against intermarriage
List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, L–Z
List_of_minor_Hebrew_Bible_figures,_L–Z
requirements of the Mosaic Law were required for salvation. Those in the Christian community who insisted that biblical law, including laws on circumcision, continued
Circumcision controversy in early Christianity
Circumcision_controversy_in_early_Christianity
Social or religious concept
demons, health, and a lack of wholeness. Within the realm of Biblical law and post-Biblical Jewish religious discourse surrounding tumah and taharah, the
Impurity_after_childbirth
Biblical cosmology is the biblical writers' conception of the cosmos as an organised, structured entity, including its origin, order, meaning and destiny
Biblical_cosmology
List of laws at Exodus 34:11–26
different set of laws, in Exodus 20:2–17, many scholars believe it instead refers to the Ritual Decalogue found two verses earlier. Critical biblical scholars
Ritual_Decalogue
Phrase found in Galatians 6:2
clear exactly what Paul means by the phrase, "the law of Christ". Although Paul mentions Biblical law several times (e.g., Romans 2:12–16, 3:31, 7:12,
Law_of_Christ
Law school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics Program in Islamic Law (PIL) Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies
Harvard_Law_School
Texts regarded as part of the Bible
A biblical canon is a set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible. The English
Biblical_canon
German-born British and American scholar (1909–1999)
preeminent scholar of ancient law. He combined a familiarity with many legal systems, particularly Roman law and biblical law, with an expertise in Greek
David_Daube
Non-Jewish resident in the Land of Israel
Retrieved 10 November 2020. Noahide Laws, also called Noachian Laws, a Jewish Talmudic designation for seven biblical laws given to Adam and to Noah before
Ger_toshav
a "son of Shecaniah," was the father-in law of Tobiah the Ammonite. Aram (אֲרָם) is the name of 3 biblical individuals. See Ram A son of Kemuel and grandson
List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, A–K
List_of_minor_Hebrew_Bible_figures,_A–K
Leviticus chapters 17–26
(literally "Holiness Law"; the word 'code' therefore means criminal code) by German theologian August Klostermann in 1877. Critical biblical scholars have regarded
Holiness_code
three types of biblical precepts: moral, ceremonial, and judicial. He holds that moral precepts are permanent, having held even before the Law was given,
Christian views on the Old Covenant
Christian_views_on_the_Old_Covenant
Core group of ancient Hebrew scriptures
current edition of the Masoretic Text is mostly in Biblical Hebrew, with a few passages in Biblical Aramaic (in the books of Daniel and Ezra, and the verse
Hebrew_Bible
Old Testament character
divorced as David had not issued a writ of divorcement according to biblical law. Some have argued that it is unclear whether Michal died barren and childless
Michal
View which rejects laws or legalism
by Moses from the Biblical Mount Sinai.[citation needed] Those who oppose antinomianism invoke Paul as upholding obedience to the law: "Because the carnal
Antinomianism
Biblical canon used by Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches
The Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon is a version of the Christian Bible used in the two Oriental Orthodox Churches of the Ethiopian and Eritrean traditions:
Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon
Orthodox_Tewahedo_biblical_canon
be in doubt is the biblical view of rape: it is horrid. It is decried in the Bible's stories. It is not tolerated in the Bible's laws." In the other camp
Rape_in_the_Hebrew_Bible
Legal and philosophical theory that there are values inherent in nature
eternal law, it needed to be supplemented by revealed divine law. (See also Biblical law in Christianity.) Aquinas taught that all human or positive laws were
Natural_law
Law perceived as deriving from a transcendent source
canon law, includes both divine law and additional interpretations, logical extensions, and traditions. Biblical law in Christianity Dharma Halakha Glossary
Divine_law
Activities prohibited on Shabbat by rabbinic decree
types of work. Some of the activities are considered to be prohibited by biblical law (the 39 Melachot), while others became prohibited later on, due to rabbinic
Rabbinically prohibited activities of Shabbat
Rabbinically_prohibited_activities_of_Shabbat
Takes into account the particular context of an act when evaluating it ethically
guide them, rather than an unchanging universal code of conduct, such as Biblical law under divine command theory or the Kantian categorical imperative. Proponents
Situational_ethics
Viewpoints of sin according to the Bible
persons and Christian biblical law, and by injuring others. Christian hamartiology is closely related to concepts of natural law, moral theology and Christian
Christian_views_on_sin
Biblical figure; second son of Judah
is to levirate, or perform the duty of a brother-in-law to (weyabbēm), Tamar. Later biblical law spells out the particulars of the levirate in Deut. 25:5-10
Onan
Periods in Byzantine history during which religious images were banned
water under the earth:" (Exodus 20:4-5, Deuteronomy 5:8-9, see also biblical law in Christianity). The two periods of iconoclasm in the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine_Iconoclasm
Halakhic law with no biblical reference or source
law given to Moses at Sinai (Hebrew: הלכה למשה מסיני, romanized: Halakhah le-Moshe mi-Sinai) refers to a halakhic law for which there is no biblical reference
Law_given_to_Moses_at_Sinai
Princess of ancient Israel
Tamar (pronounced [/taˈmaʁ/]; Biblical Hebrew: תָּמָר, lit. 'date') was an Israelite princess. Born to David and Maacah, who was from Geshur, she was the
Tamar_(daughter_of_David)
Jewish animal welfare commandment
scholars as being a biblical mandate (Genesis 9:4). In the Talmud, the injunction against causing harm to animals derived from the biblical law requiring people
Tza'ar_ba'alei_chayim
American biblical scholar and theologian who is the D. Moody Smith Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Duke Divinity School and Professor of Law at
Brent_A._Strawn
biblical laws had humanitarian elements and treated bonded individuals as persons, including encoding asylum for foreign fugitive slaves into law. According
The_Bible_and_slavery
Year at the end of seven cycles of shmita (sabbatical years)
the Jubilee law effectively banned sale of land as fee simple, and instead land could only be leased for no more than 50 years. The biblical regulations
Jubilee_(biblical)
In Judaism, a person born or descended from certain forbidden sexual relationships
Conservative approach to Jewish law from the Orthodox approach, noting that Conservative Judaism regards Biblical law as only the beginning of a relationship
Mamzer
American academic and professor (born 1960)
Divine Law? Early Perspectives, traces two radically distinct conceptions of divine law—Greco-Roman natural law grounded in reason and biblical law grounded
Christine_Hayes
Ancient Canaanite king
Canaan by leading an army against this Canaanite king. Employing the biblical law of "eye for an eye" they did the same to Adoni-Bezek before sending him
Adoni-Bezek
Christian celebration
demonstration that Christ is fully human, and of his (parents') obedience to Biblical law. The feast day appears on 1 January in the liturgical calendar of Eastern
Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
Feast_of_the_Circumcision_of_Christ
First of two commandments cited by Jesus
critics in the Law. Some would have the Law of Circumcision to be the Great Commandment, others the Law of the Sabbath, others the Law of Sacrifices,
Great_Commandment
Practices not in the Written Torah
Law is in light of the Oral Law. The era of the Rishonim sees the Oral Law incorporated into the first formal Torah commentaries, where the biblical text
Oral_Torah
Ethics derived from Jesus Christ's ministry
for others as a gateway to sin. Biblical law in Christianity Christian ethics Family values Fruit of the spirit – Biblical termPages displaying short descriptions
Christian_values
Catholic Church's dissolution of the marriage of spouses married when upbaptized
Eastern Churches, canons 854–858. According to the Catholic Church's canon law, the Pauline privilege does not apply when either of the partners was a Christian
Pauline_privilege
British viscount (1898–1978)
intent was to allow a man to fulfil his responsibility under the Judaic Biblical law of levirate marriage, as described in the Book of Deuteronomy, whereby
Edwin Samuel, 2nd Viscount Samuel
Edwin_Samuel,_2nd_Viscount_Samuel
Transgression against divine law
an act of offense against God by despising his persons and Christian biblical law, and by injuring others. According to the classical definition of St
Sin
Expression for proportional punishment
"An eye for an eye" (Biblical Hebrew: עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן, ʿayin taḥaṯ ʿayin) is a commandment found in the Book of Exodus 21:23–27 expressing the principle
Eye_for_an_eye
Christian term
to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. 1 Thessalonians 4:9: ... for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one
New_Commandment
American legal scholar
founded and serves as faculty director of Harvard Law School's Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies. Professor Okediji is an internationally
Ruth_Okediji
American politician (born 1974)
if a war were to occur and they do not agree to follow fundamentalist biblical law. Shea was referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for investigation
Matt_Shea
Collection of religious texts
Bible in covenant, law, and prophecy, which constitute an early form of almost democratic political ethics. Key elements in biblical criminal justice begin
Bible
Unit of distance
Shabbat, one is not allowed to travel further than 1 biblical mile outside one's city; this law is known as techum shabbat. A procedure known as eruv
Biblical_mile
(10th–6th century BC) Halakha (Jewish religious law, including biblical law and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions) Cyrus Cylinder
List_of_ancient_legal_codes
Theological concept in Christianity
Covenant (Ancient Greek: διαθήκη καινή, romanized: diathḗkē kainḗ) is a biblical interpretation which was originally derived from a phrase in the Book of
New_Covenant
Ancient Anatolian people of Kussara
have many similarities to Biblical laws found in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. In addition to criminal punishments, the law codes also provide instruction
Hittites
Prophet in Abrahamic religions
"Introducing Biblical Law – Study Guide", Yale Bible Study, Yale Divinity School, retrieved April 22, 2026, Biblical scholars have organized the laws found in
Moses
Story from the Old Testament
current context, the story implicitly criticizes Solomon for violating the biblical law that sets the priests and Levites at the top of the judicial hierarchy
Judgement_of_Solomon
Enclosure allowing activities normally prohibited on Shabbat
karmelit (כרמלית). While biblical law prohibits carrying objects between private and fully public domains on Shabbat, rabbinic law extends this restriction
Eruv
Type of fascist philosophy
the individual to the power of the state, seen as the main enforcer of biblical law. Christian fascism as a political current emerged in the early 20th century
Christian_fascism
Ethnoreligious group native to the Levant
is centered on the hereditary high priesthood, strict observance of biblical law and festivals, and pilgrimages to Mount Gerizim, most famously the Passover
Samaritans
Phrase attributed to Jesus in the synoptic gospels
Clark, H. B. (1944). Biblical Law. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 51. Rushdoony, R. J. (1973). The Institutes of Biblical Law. The Craig Press. p
Render_unto_Caesar
English-Canadian anthropologist (born 1938)
Biblical Law. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-0-567-07190-3. Bernard S. Jackson (1 November 2000). Studies in the Semiotics of Biblical Law.
Christopher_Robert_Hallpike
First division of the Christian Bible
The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon. It is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a
Old_Testament
Daughter of Jacob in Hebrew Bible
Random House, 2009. Rofé, Alexander (2005). "Defilement of Virgins in Biblical Law and the Case of Dinah (Genesis 34)" (PDF). Biblica. 86 (3): 369–375.
Dinah
Authority on halakha within Conservative Judaism
declared that Biblical law represents only the beginning of a relationship with the divine and that in the Conservative movement, biblical law can be overridden
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
Committee_on_Jewish_Law_and_Standards
Type of extramarital sex
law collections which treat adultery as an offense against the husband alone, and allow the husband to waive or mitigate the punishment, Biblical law
Adultery
Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures
original Biblical Hebrew. The full Greek title derives from the story recorded in the Letter of Aristeas to Philocrates (his brother) that "the laws of the
Septuagint
Biblical character
Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also
Rebecca_(biblical_figure)
Branch of literary criticism that investigates the origins of ancient text
Biblical Criticism. John Knox. p. 79. Krentz 1975, p. 56–57. Krentz 1975, p. 66–67. Krentz 1975, p. 57–61. Law 2012, p. 20. Law 2012, p. 22–23. Law 2012
Historical_criticism
Prince of Israel
wicked, even to study the Torah." According to Rav, Tamar was not, by Biblical law, David's daughter, nor Amnon's sister. Tamar, was the earlier born daughter
Amnon
Failure to observe the Biblical Sabbath
Sabbath desecration is the failure to observe the Biblical Sabbath and is usually considered a sin in relation to either the Jewish Shabbat (Friday sunset
Sabbath_desecration
Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible. It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics
Biblical_hermeneutics
that some later laws seem to mitigate the severity of earlier ones. He further quotes Glen Stassen who argues that even in biblical times, capital punishment
Capital punishment in the Bible
Capital_punishment_in_the_Bible
Second-century Christian apologetic text by Justin Martyr
propositions: that Christ has superseded the Mosaic Law, rendering Jewish observance obsolete; that the biblical prophecies are fulfilled in Christ; and that
Dialogue_with_Trypho
Ethical and moral codes taught by religious traditions
for religious law. One is the Mosaic Law (from what Christians consider to be the Old Testament), also called divine law or biblical law; the most famous
Religious_law
Ancient law related to the Hittite Empire
Systematik – Reflexion über Recht, in Journal for Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Law 21, 2015, 185 pp. Scholz, Susanne (2021). Sacred Witness. Rape in the
Hittite_laws
the validity of biblical law. The differences are mainly as a result of attempts to harmonize biblical statements that the biblical law is eternal (Exodus
Internal consistency of the Bible
Internal_consistency_of_the_Bible
American legal scholar
Min. from ORU. In a 2001 interview, Eidsmoe said, "When Biblical law conflicted with American law, ORU students were generally taught that 'the first thing
John_Eidsmoe
Overview of and topical guide to law
law is interpreted and applied in societies List of national legal systems Common law Civil law (legal system) Religious law Bahá'í laws Biblical law
Outline_of_law
inheritance laws in the Bible favor men, and women in the Bible exist under much stricter laws of sexual behavior than men. In ancient biblical times, women
Women_in_the_Bible
Incest - sexual relations between close relatives - as described in the Bible
Ancient China. Biblical commentary on human sexual behaviour is less critical for events that are described as taking place before the Law of Moses was
Incest_in_the_Bible
systems or theories produced by the study, interpretation, and evaluation of biblical morals (including the moral code, standards, principles, behaviors, conscience
Ethics_in_the_Bible
Set of beliefs in evangelical Christianity concerning gender relations
Biblical patriarchy, also known as Christian patriarchy, is a set of beliefs in Evangelical Protestant Christianity concerning gender relations and their
Biblical_patriarchy
Biblical and Quranic character
northwestern Arabia. Some believe Midian is within the Sinai Peninsula. Biblical maps from antiquity show Midian on both locations.[citation needed] Jethro's
Jethro_(biblical_figure)
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Biblical name.
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biblical name of Pharaoh Apries
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Hindu, Indian
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Hawaiian
Biblical priest.
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A Biblical Prophet
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Avenged. Judged and vindicated. Famous bearer: biblical Dinah, Jacob's only daughter.
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Muslim American Biblical English Hebrew
The Biblical Adam is the English language equivalent.
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Muslim
Zechariah. Biblical Prophet's name.
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Hebrew Biblical
Wise. Feminine form from the male Dara, a biblical descendant of Judah known for his wisdom.
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Biblical place-name meaning 'heap of stones; marker.
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Sublime. Alvah was a biblical place and tribal name.
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A biblical prophet
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Zechariah. Biblical Prophet's name.
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Right hand of favor. A Biblical name.
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Wise protector.
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Tamil
It means pure in greek. in Hindi it means a story told my a priest
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Arabic, Muslim
Sword of the Faith
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Lord Shiva
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King
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Name of an Ancient City
Surname or Lastname
English
English : Devon variant of Clough.
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(Son of Kesari)
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Nectar; Honey
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adv.
According to the Bible.
pl.
of Son-in-law
a.
Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial.
a.
Belonging to the Filices, r ferns.
n.
An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.
a.
Contained in the Scriptures; according to the Scriptures, or sacred oracles; biblical; as, a scriptural doctrine.
a.
Alt. of Lawyerly
n.
The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry.
a.
Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version.
a.
Alt. of Bellical
n.
One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.
n.
A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.
n.
The quality of being biblical; a biblical subject.
a.
Like, or becoming, a lawyer; as, lawyerlike sagacity.
n.
The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses.
n.
A biblical scholar; a biblicist.
pl.
of Sister-in-law
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; as, biblical learning; biblical authority.