“ancestors” in the Douay-Rheims Bible
The word ancestors appears 8 times in the Douay-Rheims Bible. The first 8 matching verses are shown below.
- Genesis 47:30 But I will sleep with my fathers, and thou shalt take me away out of this land, and bury me in the burying place of my ancestors. And Joseph answered him: I will do what thou hast commanded.
- Leviticus 26:40 Until they confess their iniquities, and the iniquities of their ancestors, whereby they have transgressed against me, and walked contrary unto me.
- Leviticus 27:22 If a field that was bought, and not of a man’s ancestors’ possession, be sanctified to the Lord:
- 4 Kings 15:7 And Azarias slept with his fathers: and they buried him with his ancestors in the city of David, and Joatham, his son, reigned in his stead.
- 2 Paralipomenon 21:19 And as day came after day, and time rolled on, two whole years passed: then after being wasted with a long consumption, so as to void his very bowels, his disease ended with his life. And he died of a most wretched illness, and the people did not make a funeral for him according to the manner of burning, as they had done for his ancestors.
- 1 Machabees 10:52 Forasmuch as I am returned into my kingdom and am set in the throne of my ancestors, and have gotten the dominion, and have overthrown Demetrius and possessed our country,
- 2 Machabees 11:25 Wherefore being desirous that this nation also should be at rest, we have ordained and decreed, that the temple should be restored to them, and that they may live according to the custom of their ancestors.
- 2 Machabees 14:7 For I also being deprived of my ancestors’ glory (I mean of the high priesthood) am now come hither: