Bastard
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In the Old Testament the rendering of the Hebrew word mamzer', which means "polluted." In Deut 23:2, it occurs in the ordinary sense of illegitimate offspring. In Zech 9:6, the word is used in the sense of foreigner. From the history of Jephthah we learn that there were bastard offspring among the Jews (Jdg 11:1-7). In Heb 12:8, the word (Gr. nothoi) is used in its ordinary sense, and denotes those who do not share the privileges of God's children.
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
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