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Source: archive.org: Easton's Bible Dictionary

Child definition and references: This word has considerable latitude of meaning in Scripture. Thus Joseph is called a child at the time when he was probably about sixteen years of age (Genesis 37:3); and Benjamin is so called when he was above thirty years (44:20). Solomon called himself a little child when he came to the kingdom (1 Kings 3:7).

The descendants of a man, however remote, are called his children; as, “the children of Edom,” “the children of Moab,” “the children of Israel.”

In the earliest times mothers did not wean their children till they were from thirty months to three years old; and the day on which they were weaned was kept as a festival day (Genesis 21:8; Exodus 2:7, 9; 1 Samuel 1:22-24; Matthew 21:16). At the age of five, children began to learn the arts and duties of life under the care of their fathers (Deuteronomy 6:20-25; 11:19).

To have a numerous family was regarded as a mark of divine favour (Genesis 11:30; 30:1; 1 Samuel 2:5; 2 Samuel 6:23; Psalms 127:3; 128:3).

Figuratively the name is used for those who are ignorant or narrow-minded (Matthew 11:16; Luke 7:32; 1 Corinthians 13:11). “When I was a child, I spake as a child.” “Brethren, be not children in understanding” (1 Corinthians 14:20). “That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro” (Ephesians 4:14).

Children are also spoken of as representing simplicity and humility (Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17). Believers are “children of light” (Luke 16:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:5) and “children of obedience” (1 Peter 1:14).

Source: archive.org: Smith's Bible Dictionary

Children refers to:—The blessing of offspring, but especially of the male sex, is highly valued among all eastern nations, while a the absence is regarded as one of the severest punishments. (Genesis 16:2; 7:14; 1 Samuel 1:6; 2 Samuel 6:23; 2 Kings 4:14; Isaiah 47:9; Jeremiah 20:15; Psalms 127:3,5) As soon as the child was born it was washed in a bath, rubbed with salt and wrapped in swaddling clothes. (Ezekiel 16:4; Job 38:9; Luke 2:7) On the 8th day the rite of circumcision, in the case of a boy, was performed and a name given. At the end of a certain time (forty days if a son and twice as long if a daughter) the mother offered sacrifice for her cleansing. (Leviticus 12:1-8; Luke 2:22) The period of nursing appears to have been sometimes prolonged to three years. (Isaiah 49:15) 2 Maccabees 7:27. The time of weaning was an occasion of rejoicing. (Genesis 21:8) Both boys and girls in their early years were under the care of the women. (Proverbs 31:1) Afterwards the boys were taken by the father under his charge. Daughters usually remained in the women’s apartments till marriage. (Leviticus 21:9; Numbers 12:14; 1 Samuel 9:11) The authority of parents, especially of the father, over children was very great, as was also the reverence enjoined by the law to be paid to parents. The inheritance was divided equally between all the sons except the eldest, who received a double portion. (Genesis 25:31; 49:3; 21:17; Judges 11:2,7; 1 Chronicles 5:1,2) Daughters had by right no portion in the inheritance; but if a man had no son, his inheritance passed to his daughters, who were forbidden to marry out of the father’s tribe. (Numbers 27:1,8; 36:2,8)

Source: archive.org: Nave's Topical Bible

Children definition and references: –In answer to prayer
–To Abraham Genesis 15:2-5; with 21:1,2
–Isaac Genesis 25:21
–Leah Genesis 30:17-22
–Rachel Genesis 30:22-24
–Hannah 1 Samuel 1:9-20
–Zacharias Luke 1:13
–Treatment of, at birth Ezekiel 16:4-6; Luke 2:7,12
–Circumcision of
–See Circumcision
–Dedicated to God in infancy
–Samson Judges 13:5,7
–Samuel 1 Samuel 1:24-28
–Promised to the righteous Deuteronomy 7:12,14; Job 5:25; Psalms 128:2,3,4,6
–Weaning of Genesis 21:8; 1 Samuel 1:22; 1 Kings 11:20; Psalms 131:2; Isaiah 28:9
–Nurses for Exodus 2:7-9; Acts 7:20; Ruth 4:16; 2 Samuel 4:4; 2 Kings 11:2
–Taught to walk Hosea 11:3
–Tutors and governors for 2 Kings 10:1; Acts 22:3; Galatians 3:24; 4:1,2
–Bastard, excluded from the privileges of the congregation Deuteronomy 23:2; Hebrews 12:8
–Early piety of
–Samuel 1 Samuel 2:18; 3
–Jeremiah Jeremiah 1:5-7
–John the Baptist Luke 1:15,80
–Jesus Luke 2:40,46,47,52
–Difference made between male and female, in Mosaic law Leviticus 12
–Partiality of parents among
–Rebekah for Jacob Genesis 27:6-17
–Jacob for Joseph Genesis 37:3,4
–Partiality among, forbidden Deuteronomy 21:15-17
–Love of, for parents
–Of Ruth Ruth 1:16-18
–Jesus John 19:26,27
–Sacrificed 2 Kings 17:31; Ezekiel 16:20,21
–Caused to pass through fire 2 Kings 16:3; Jeremiah 32:35; Ezekiel 16:21
–Sold for debt 2 Kings 4:1; Nehemiah 5:5; Job 24:9; Matthew 18:25
–Sold in marriage, law concerning Exodus 21:7-11
–Instance of, Leah and Rachel Genesis 29:15-30
–Edict to murder
–Of Pharaoh Exodus 1:22
–Of Jehu 2 Kings 10:1-8
–Of Herod Matthew 2:16-18
–Eaten
–See Cannibalism
–Share benefits of covenant privileges guaranteed to parents Genesis 6:18; 12:7; 13:15; 17:7,8; 19:12; 21:13; 26:3-5,24; Leviticus 26:44,45; Isaiah 65:23; 1 Corinthians 7:14
–Bound by covenants of parents Genesis 17:9-14
–Involved in guilt of parents Exodus 20:5; 34:7; Leviticus 20:5; 26:39-42; Numbers 14:18,33; 1 Kings 21:29; Job 21:19; Psalms 37:28; Isaiah 14:20,21; 65:6,7; Jeremiah 32:18; Daniel 6:24
–Not punished for parents’ sake Jeremiah 31:29,30; Ezekiel 18:1-30
–Death of, as a judgment upon parents
–Firstborn of Egypt Exodus 12:29
–Sons of Eli 1 Samuel 3:13,14
–Sons of Saul 1 Samuel 28:18,19
–David’s child by Uriah’s wife 2 Samuel 12:14-19
–Miracles in behalf of

Raised from the dead by Elijah 1 Kings 17:17-23

By Elisha 2 Kings 4:17-36

By Jesus Matthew 9:18,24-26; Mark 5:35-42; Luke 7:13-15; 8:49-56

Healing of Matthew 15:28; 17:18; Mark 7:29,30; 9:23-27; Luke 8:42-56; 9:38-42; John 4:46-54
–Character of, known by conduct Proverbs 20:11
–Blessed by Jesus Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15,16
–Future state of Matthew 18:10; 19:14
–Minors Galatians 4:1,2
–Of ministers Timothy 3:4; Titus 1:6
–Alienated, Ishmael, to gratify Sarah Genesis 21:9-15
–Amusements of Job 21:11; Zechariah 8:5; 11:16,17; Luke 7:31,32
–Adopted
–See Adoption
–The Gift Of God Genesis 4:1,25; 17:16,20; 28:3; 29:32-35; 30:2,6,17-20,22-24; 33:5; Ruth 4:13; Job 1:21; Psalms 107:38,41; 113:9; 127:3
–God’S Care Of Exodus 22:22-24; Deuteronomy 10:18; 14:29; Job 29:12; Psalms 10:14,18; 27:10; 68:5; 146:9; Jeremiah 49:11; Hosea 14:3; Malachi 3:5
–A Blessing Genesis 5:29; 30:1; Psalms 127:3-5; Proverbs 17:6; Isaiah 54:1; Jeremiah 20:15
–Commandments To Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 19:3,32; Deuteronomy 5:16; Psalms 119:9; 148:12,13; Proverbs 1:8,9; 3:1-3; 4:1-4,10,11,20-22; 5:1,2; 6:20-25; 8:32,33; 23:22,26; 27:11; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Lamentations 3:27; Matthew 15:4; 19:19; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20; Ephesians 6:1-3; Colossians 3:20; Timothy 4:12; 2imothy 2:22; Titus 2:6
–See Young Men
–Counsel Of Parents To 1 Kings 2:1-4; 1 Chronicles 22:6-13; 28:9,10,20
–See Parents
–Instruction Of Exodus 13:8-10,14-16; Deuteronomy 4:9,10; 6:6-9; 11:19,20; 31:12,13; Joshua 8:35; Psalms 34:11; 78:1-8; Proverbs 1:1,4; 22:6; Isaiah 28:9,10; Joel 1:3; John 21:15; Acts 22:3
–For Solomon’S Instruction Of Men And Children

See Young Men
–By Tutors

See Tutor
–False Instruction Of Mark 7:9-13
–Prayer In Behalf Of Genesis 17:18; 2 Samuel 12:16; 1 Chronicles 22:12; 29:19; Job 1:5
–Promises And Assurances To Proverbs 3:1-10; 8:17,32; 23:15,16,24,25; 29:3; Isaiah 40:11; 54:13; Matthew 18:4,5,10; 19:14,15; Mark 9:37; 10:13-16; Luke 9:48; 18:15,16; Acts 2:39; 1 John 2:12,13
–See Young Men
–Of The Righteous, Blessed Of God Genesis 6:18; 7:1; 12:7; 13:15; 17:7,8; 19:12,15,16; 21:13; 26:3,4,24; Leviticus 26:44,45; Deuteronomy 4:37; 10:15; 12:28; 1 Kings 11:13; 15:4; 2 Kings 8:19; Psalms 37:26; 102:28; 103:17,18; 112:2,3; Proverbs 3:33; 11:21; 12:7; 13:22; 20:7; Isaiah 44:3-5; 65:23; Jeremiah 32:39; Acts 2:39; 1 Corinthians 7:14
–Correction Of Proverbs 13:24; 19:18; 22:15; 23:13,14; 29:15,17; Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21
–Punishment Of Exodus 21:15,17; Leviticus 20:9; Deuteronomy 21:18-21; 27:16; Matthew 15:4; Mark 7:10
–Good

The Lord is with 1 Samuel 3:19
–Know the Scriptures 2imothy 3:15
–Their obedience to parents is well pleasing to God Colossians 3:20
–Partake of the promises of God Acts 2:39
–Shall be blessed Proverbs 3:1-4; Ephesians 6:2,3
–Show love to parents Genesis 46:29
–Obey parents Genesis 28:7; 47:30
–Attend to parental teaching Proverbs 13:1
–Take care of parents Genesis 45:9-11; 47:12; Matthew 15:5
–Make their parents’ hearts glad Proverbs 10:1; 23:24; 29:17
–Honor the aged Job 32:6,7
–Character of, illustrates conversion Matthew 18:3
–Illustrative of a teachable spirit Matthew 18:4
–Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Nehemiah 12:43; Psalms 8:2; Proverbs 10:1; 13:1; 15:5,20; 28:7; Ecclesiastes 4:13; Malachi 1:6; Matthew 21:15,16
–Instances Of
–Shem and Japheth Genesis 9:23
–Isaac Genesis 22:6-12
–Esau Genesis 28:6-9
–Judah Genesis 44:18-34
–Joseph Genesis 45:9-13; 46:29; 47:11,12; 48:12; 50:1-13
–Moses Exodus 15:2; 18:7
–Jephthah’s daughter Judges 11:36
–Samson Judges 13:24
–Ruth Ruth 1:15-17
–Samuel 1 Samuel 2:26; 3:10
–Saul 1 Samuel 9:5
–David 1 Samuel 22:3,4; Psalms 71:5,17
–Solomon 1 Kings 2:19,20; 3:3-13
–Abijah 1 Kings 14:13
–Obadiah 1Ki 18:12
–Jehoshaphat 1 Kings 22:43; 2 Chronicles 17:3
–The Israelitish maid, captive in Syria 2 Kings 5:2-4
–Jewish children 2 Chronicles 20:13; Nehemiah 8:3
–Josiah 2 Chronicles 34:1-3
–Job Job 29:4
–Elihu Job 32:4-7
–Jeremiah Jeremiah 1:5-7
–Children in the temple Matthew 21:15
–John Luke 1:80
–Jesus Luke 2:52
–Timothy 2imothy 1:5; 3:15
–Wicked Genesis 8:21; Exodus 21:15,17; Numbers 32:14; Deuteronomy 21:18-21; 27:16; Job 13:26; 19:18; 20:11; 30:1,12; Psalms 144:7,8,11; Proverbs 7:7; 10:1; 13:1; 15:5,20; 17:2,21,25; 19:13,26; 20:20; 22:15; 23:22; 28:7,24; 30:11,17; Ecclesiastes 11:9,10; Isaiah 3:5; Jeremiah 3:25; 7:17,18; 32:30; Ezekiel 22:7; Micah 7:6; Mark 7:10; 13:12; Romans 1:30; 2imothy 3:2
–Wicked, Instances Of

Canaan Genesis 9:25
–Lot’s daughters Genesis 19:14,30-38
–Ishmael Genesis 21:9
–Eli’s sons 1 Samuel 2:12,22-25
–Samuel’s sons 1 Samuel 8:3
–Absalom 2 Samuel 15
–Adonijah 1 Kings 1:5
–Abijam 1 Kings 15:3
–Ahaziah 1 Kings 22:52
–Children at Beth-el 2 Kings 2:23,24
–Samaritans’ descendants 2 Kings 17:41
–Adrammelech and Sharezer 2 Kings 19:37; 2 Chronicles 32:21
–Amon 2 Kings 21:21
–Sennacherib’s sons 2 Kings 19:37
–Worship, Attend Divine Joshua 8:35; 2 Chronicles 20:13; 31:16; Ezra 8:21; Nehemiah 8:2,3; 12:43; Matthew 21:15; Luke 2:46
–Symbolical Of The Regenerated Matthew 18:2-6; Mark 9:36,37; 10:15; Luke 9:46-48
–Figurative 1 Corinthians 13:11; 14:20; 1 Peter 2:2
–See Babes
–See Young Men

Source: archive.org: Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

Children refers to:—The more children—especially male children—a person had among the Hebrews, the more was he honored, it being considered as a mark of divine favor, while sterile people were, on the contrary, held in contempt (comp. ; ; ; ; , sq.; 128:3; ; ). That children were often taken as bondsmen by a creditor for debts contracted by the father, is evident from ; ; . Among the Hebrews, a father had almost unlimited power over his children, nor do we find any law in the Pentateuch restricting that power to a certain age; it was indeed the parents who even selected wives for their sons. It would appear, however, that a father's power over his daughters was still greater than that over his sons, since he might even annul a sacred vow made by a daughter, but not one made by a son. Children cursing or assaulting their parents were punished by the Mosaic Law with death. Before the time of Moses a father had the right to choose among his male children, and declare one of them (usually the child of his favorite wife) as his first-born, though he was perhaps only the youngest.

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Source: archive.org: Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Children refers to:—Βen , "son;" bath , "daughter;" both from baanah , to build. Regarded as consecrated to God, in the same covenant relation as the parents; therefore sons on the eighth day were circumcised (Genesis 17:12). Hence, flowed parents' responsibility to rear children in the way of the Lord (Genesis 18:19; Deuteronomy 6:7; Deuteronomy 11:19); also children's responsibility to obey parents, as a preparatory discipline for the higher relationship to God. At five years of age, the boy passed under the father's training. At 12 he became "son of (i.e. subject to) the law," and was advanced to a fuller instruction in it. Smiting, or even cursing, a parent was punishable with death (Exodus 21:15; Exodus 21:17); also contumacy (Deuteronomy 21:18-21; compare Deuteronomy 27:16). The child might be sold to bondage until the Jubilee year for a parent's debt (2 Kings 4:1; Nehemiah 5:5).

Children were often nursed until they were three years old. They were carried on the mother's hip or shoulder (Isaiah 49:22; Isaiah 66:12). Governors or tutors watched them in nonage (Numbers 11:12; 2 Kings 10:1; 2 Kings 10:5; Isaiah 49:23; Galatians 3:24, paidagoogos , the guardian slave who led the child to school). The mother's example and authority were weighty over sons and daughters alike (Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 15:20), even with a royal son (1 Kings 2:19). Daughters had no right of inheritance; but if a man had no son the daughters received the inheritance, but they must marry inside their own tribe. Metaphorically: CHILDREN OF LIGHT (Luke 16:8; Luke 1Th_6:5), of obedience (1 Peter 1:14, "as children of obedience" Greek), of this world, of Belial, of wisdom (Matthew 11:19), of faith. (See BELIAL.)

As children resemble their parent, so those in whom these several qualities, good or bad, predominate, are children of them severally (2 Samuel 23:6). So Barnabas is termed "son of consolation," expressing his predominant grace (Acts 4:36); John and James "sons of thunder," characterized by fiery zeal (Mark 3:17).

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