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• Terah

  Terah was the father of Abraham. He led his family out of Ur of the Chaldees toward Canaan but settled in Haran, where he died (Genesis 11).

• Diblaim

  Diblaim was the father of Gomer, the wife of the prophet Hosea. He is mentioned only once in the Old Testament, in Hosea 1:3.

• Kish

  Kish was the father of Saul, the first king of Israel, and the son of Abiel of the tribe of Benjamin. Several other individuals of the same name also appear in the Bible.

• Amittai

  Amittai was the father of the prophet Jonah. He is mentioned by name only in 2 Kings 14:25 and Jonah 1:1 in the Old Testament.

• Remaliah

  Remaliah was the father of Pekah, king of the northern kingdom of Israel. His name appears in Scripture only within the phrase "Pekah the son of Remaliah."

• Honoring Parents

  Honoring parents is the biblical teaching that children are to respect and serve their parents. It is set forth in one of the Ten Commandments, and in Korean churches it is practiced through observances such as Parents' Sunday and memorial services.

• Cushi

  Cushi was the father of the Old Testament prophet Zephaniah. He is named only once in Scripture, in the genealogy of Zephaniah 1:1, and nothing else about his life is recorded.

• Deuel

  Deuel was the father of Eliasaph, leader of the tribe of Gad during the wilderness period. He is a biblical figure named only in the Book of Numbers; in Numbers 2:14 his name appears as "Reuel."

• Rehob

  Rehob was the father of Hadadezer, the Aramean king of Zobah who fought against David. He is a biblical figure who appears only by name, twice, in 2 Samuel 8.

• Jakeh

  Jakeh was the father of Agur, whose words are recorded in Proverbs 30 of the Old Testament. His name appears only once in the Bible, in Proverbs 30:1.

• Eliadah

  Eliadah was the father of Rezon, who became an adversary of Israel during the reign of Solomon. He is a biblical figure named only once, in 1 Kings 11:23.

• Imlah

  Imlah was the father of Micaiah, a prophet in the time of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. He appears in Scripture only four times, always in the phrase "Micaiah the son of Imlah."

• Jephunneh

  Jephunneh is an Old Testament figure, the father of Caleb, who brought back a report of faith after the spying out of Canaan. Scripture mentions him almost exclusively in the phrase "Caleb the son of Jephunneh."

• Zebedee

  Zebedee was a Galilean fisherman and the father of James and John, two of the twelve disciples of Jesus. In the Gospels his name appears mostly in the phrase "the sons of Zebedee."

• Abba

  Abba is an Aramaic word meaning "father." In the New Testament it is used by Jesus when addressing God in Gethsemane and by Paul when describing the prayer of believers. It usually appears in the combined form "Abba, Father."

• Jeremiah (of Libnah)

  Jeremiah of Libnah was the father of Hamutal, the wife of King Josiah of Judah, and the maternal grandfather of Kings Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. He is distinct from the prophet Jeremiah, who bore the same name.

• Barzillai (the Meholathite)

  Barzillai the Meholathite was the father of Adriel, who married Merab, the eldest daughter of Saul. He is an Old Testament figure named only once, in 2 Samuel 21:8, and is a different person from Barzillai the Gileadite, who aided David.

• Abraham

  Abraham, a figure in the Book of Genesis, is the ancestor of the people of Israel. He left his homeland in response to God's call, and Christians often call him "the father of faith."

• Luke 23:34

  Luke 23:34 records the prayer of Jesus on the cross for those crucifying him: "Father, forgive them." It is traditionally counted as the first of the Seven Last Words from the Cross, and it presents a textual question because the prayer is absent from some early manuscripts.

• John 17:21

  A verse from the prayer Jesus offered to the Father before his arrest, in which he asks that those who believe "all may be one" so that the world may believe. It serves as a motto of the ecumenical movement, and debate has centered on whether this unity should be understood as spiritual or as visible and institutional.