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Patriarch

A founding father of Israel — the OG ancestors of the faith

Definition

Specifically refers to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — the three men through whom God established His covenant with Israel. Sometimes extended to Jacob's twelve sons. In the NT, Stephen's speech in Acts 7 recounts the patriarch narratives. They weren't perfect people, but God chose to work through their messy, complicated lives to build a nation.