'Forefathers' in the Bible

He replied to them, “Why also do you violate the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders]?

he is not to honor his father or his mother [by helping them with their need].’ So by this you have invalidated the word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect] for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders].

and you say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have joined them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’