'Forefathers' in the Bible

But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.'"

Our forefathers sinned and are dead, but we suffer their punishment.

You must divide it equally just as I vowed to give it to your forefathers; this land will be assigned as your inheritance.

However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision (not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child on the Sabbath.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate after he had decided to release him.

The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.

I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely.