9 occurrences

'Generation' in the Bible

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children,

But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet;

The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”

An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.

Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּר דּור 
Dowr 
Usage: 167

דּר 
Dar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 4

שׂר 
Sar 
Usage: 421

תּלדה תּולדה 
Towl@dah 
Usage: 39

γενεά 
Genea 
Usage: 17

γένεσις 
Genesis 
Usage: 3

γέννημα 
Gennema 
Usage: 3

πανήγυρις 
Paneguris 
Usage: 1

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