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גּוֹי (goy)

גּוֹי (goy) (Hebrew Lexicon • H1471 • nation, gentile, people group): nation, gentile, people group. Nation, body of people, pagan gentiles; geopolitical peoples of earth in distinction from Israel , yet promised redemption through seed of Abraham . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Early Church, Acts & Pauline Epistles—Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Moses (Generation 26 • Child of Amram ): ( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ). (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Numbers 3 , Numbers 26 ) Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 ) Eber (or Heber ) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Mysia (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:7 , Acts 16:8 (identified with Troas ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Micah 6:8 : "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"; Micah 1:13 : "O thou inhabitant of Lachish , bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion : for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee."; Judges 18:2 : "And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah , and from Eshtaol , to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them...". Related canonical books and chapters: Micah (Old Testament • 7 Chapters), Acts (New Testament • 28 Chapters), Isaiah 18 ( Isaiah • Chapter 18 (7 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

גּוֹי
goy
H1471 Hebrew
nation, gentile, people group

nation, gentile, people group. Nation, body of people, pagan gentiles; geopolitical peoples of earth in distinction from Israel, yet promised redemption through seed of Abraham.

ἔθνος
ethnos
G1484 Greek
a multitude, a company, a nation, people, the nations

a multitude, a company, a nation, people, the nations. Primary meaning: a multitude, a company, a nation, people, the nations, Gentiles. Strong's: a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan). Lexical nuances: a multitude, a company , whether of beasts or men (Hom.). a nation, people : Mt 21:43 24:7 , Mk 13:8 , Lk 22:25 , Ac 10:35 , al.; in sing., of the Jewish people, Lk 7:5 23:2 , Jo 11:48 , 50-53 18:35 , Ac 10:22 24:3 , 10 26:4 28:19 . In pl., as in OT, τὰ ἔ. (like Heb. הַגּוֹיִם ), the nations , as distinct from Israel, Gentiles : Mt 4:15 6:32 , Ac 26:17 , Ro 3:29 11:11 15:10 , Ga 2:8 , al.; of G...

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

ἀπόστολος
apostolos
G0652 Greek
a fleet, an expedition, a messenger

a fleet, an expedition, a messenger. Primary meaning: a fleet, an expedition, a messenger, one sent on a mission. Strong's: a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers). Lexical nuances: a fleet , an expedition (Dem.).

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

The four canonical Gospels— Matthew , Mark , Luke , and John —chronicle the birth of Yeshua ( Jesus ) in Bethlehem to Mary , his upbringing in Nazareth , baptism in the Jordan River , ministry across Galilee and Judea , and proclamation of the Kingdom of God.

Micah
70% Old Testament
Old Testament • 7 Chapters

Micah (Old Testament, 7 chapters). Key figures: Micah, Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Samaria , Jerusalem , Gath , Zaanan , Maroth , Lachish . Opens with: "The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , which he saw concerning Sa..."

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.

Moses
65% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Amram

( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses, Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Acts
65% New Testament
New Testament • 28 Chapters

Acts (New Testament, 28 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Simon , Judas , Mary . Key places: Jerusalem , Samaria , Galilee , Olivet , Mesopotamia , Cappadocia . Opens with: "The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,..."

Abram/Abraham
65% Messianic Line
Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

מִשְׂגָּב
misgab
H4869 Hebrew
high stronghold, refuge, fortress

high stronghold, refuge, fortress. High retreat, inaccessible cliff-fortress; safe retreat where the righteous are lifted above reach of enemies.

Shem
64% Messianic Line
Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Isaiah 18
64% Chapter
Isaiah • Chapter 18 (7 verses)

Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia : That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; ... Mentions: Ethiopia , Zion .

מִשְׁכָּן
miskan
H4908 Hebrew
tabernacle, dwelling place, tent

tabernacle, dwelling place, tent. Dwelling place, tabernacle, portable tent-sanctuary constructed at Sinai; God condescending to pitch His tent among His redeemed pilgrim people.

Eber (or Heber)
63% Messianic Line
Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah

( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ).

Peleg
62% Messianic Line
Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber)

( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg.

Jephunneh
62% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

מִצְוָה
miswa
H4687 Hebrew
commandment, precept, charge

commandment, precept, charge. Commandment, precept, directive given by divine authority; specific stipulations of covenant law embodying the holy will of God.

Galatians
62% New Testament
New Testament • 6 Chapters

Galatians (New Testament, 6 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Galatia , Jerusalem , Arabia , Damascus , Syria , Cilicia . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)..."

Mysia
62% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Troas • 39.507°N, 26.081°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:7 , Acts 16:8 (identified with Troas ).

Ithamar
61% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 24:1 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Eleazar
61% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 6:50 , 24:1 , Ezra 7:5 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

פָּקַד
paqad
H6485 Hebrew
to visit, attend to, appoint, punish

to visit, attend to, appoint, punish. To attend to, inspect, muster, appoint, visit; used of God visiting His people in gracious deliverance or judicial reckoning of iniquity.

Caleb
61% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

עָבַד
abad
H5647 Hebrew
to serve, cultivate, worship

to serve, cultivate, worship. To work, till, serve, worship; encompasses physical labor, cultic priestly service in sanctuary, and exclusive covenant worship of Yahweh.

Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ).

Perez
60% Messianic Line
Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 )Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 )

מִקְדָּשׁ
miqdas
H4720 Hebrew
sanctuary, holy place, sacred precinct

sanctuary, holy place, sacred precinct. Sanctuary, consecrated sacred space set apart for dwelling of holy God ('make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them', Exodus 25:8).

Ephesians
60% New Testament
New Testament • 6 Chapters

Ephesians (New Testament, 6 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Ephesus . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus , and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:..."

Phinehas
59% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar

( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 )

Noah
59% Messianic Line
Generation 10 • Messianic Line • Child of Lamech

( Genesis 5:28-29 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) The Flood came when Noah was 600 years old ( Genesis 7:6 ) • ( Genesis 9:29 )

Isaac
59% Messianic Line
Generation 21 • Messianic Line • Child of Abram/Abraham

( Genesis 21:5 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 35:28-29 ) G-d named Isaac before he was even born ( Genesis 17:19 ).

Aaron
59% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Amram

( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses , Aaron, and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Micah 1
58% Chapter
Micah • Chapter 1 (16 verses)

The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem . Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord f... Mentions: Micah , Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Samaria , Jerusalem , Gath , Zaanan , Maroth .

Judah
58% Messianic Line
Generation 23 • Messianic Line • Child of Jacob/Israel

Judah is a biblical figure in Generation 23 of the Messianic Line , child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Er, Onan , Shelah , Perez , Zerah . ( Genesis 29:35 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Jacob/Israel
58% Messianic Line
Generation 22 • Messianic Line • Child of Isaac

( Genesis 21:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 49:33 ) G-d changed Jacob's name to Israel ( Genesis 32:28 ).

Scripture Passages (24)

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

O thou inhabitant of Lachish , bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion : for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah , and from Eshtaol , to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim , to the house of Micah , they lodged there.

Matthew 5:17 (KJV)
Matthew 5 KJV

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ , and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:

And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob ; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion , and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem .

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia ; unto Ephesus , and unto Smyrna , and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira , and unto Sardis , and unto Philadelphia , and unto Laodicea .

And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish , Pul , and Lud , that draw the bow, to Tubal , and Javan , to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion , like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon ; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

and that he should be captain over them, and should take charge of the sanctuary, to set them over their works, and over the country, and over the arms, and over the strongholds; and that he should take charge of the sanctuary,

For pass over the isles of Kittim , and see; and send unto Kedar , and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

He made known his ways unto Moses , his acts unto the children of Israel .

And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

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