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The meaning of Father in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)a name applied (1) to any ancestor (Deuteronomy 1:11; I Kings 15:11; Matthew 3:9; 23:30, etc.); and (2) as a title of respect to a chief, ruler, or elder, etc. (Judges 17:10; 18:19; I Samuel 10:12; 2Kings 2:12; Matthew 23:9, etc.). (3) The author or beginner of anything is also so called; e.g., Jabal and Jubal (Genesis 4:20,21; Compare Job 38:28).
As denoting his covenant relation to the Jews (Jeremiah 31:9; Isaiah 63:16; 64:8; John 8:41, etc.). Believers are called God's "sons" (John 1:12; Romans 8:16; Matthew 6:4,8,15,18; 10:20,29). They also call him "Father" (Romans 1:7; I Corinthians 1:3; 2co 1:2; Galatians 1:4)
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Father {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
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