bible concerning the patriarch
Preserved but no longer current.
His parents were Prince Azar and his wife, Adna. As King Nimrod had been told that one shortly to be born would dethrone him, he proclaimed a "massacre of the innocents," and Adna retired to a cave where Abraham was born.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “bible concerning the patriarch” mean?
His parents were Prince Azar and his wife, Adna. As King Nimrod had been told that one shortly to be born would dethrone him, he proclaimed a "massacre of the innocents," and Adna retired to a cave where Abraham was born.
Is “bible concerning the patriarch” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.