What does "Child" mean in the Bible?
This word has considerable latitude of meaning in Scripture. Child appears in 22 verses across 10 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Child?
This word has considerable latitude of meaning in Scripture. Thus Joseph is called a child at the time when he was probably about sixteen years of age (Gen. 37:3); and Benjamin is so called when he was above thirty years (44:20). Solomon called himself a little child when he came to the kingdom (1 Kings 3:7). The descendants of a man, however remote, are called his children; as, “the children of Edom,” “the children of Moab,” “the children of Israel.” In the earliest times mothers did not wean their children till they were from thirty months to three years old; and the day on which they were weaned was kept as a festival day (Gen. 21:8; Ex. 2:7, 9; 1 Sam. 1:22-24; Matt. 21:16). At the age of five, children began to learn the arts and duties of life under the care of their fathers (Deut. 6:20-25; 11:19). To have a numerous family was regarded as a mark of divine favour (Gen. 11:30; 30:1; 1 Sam. 2:5; 2 Sam. 6:23; Ps. 127:3; 128:3). Figuratively the name is used for those who are ignorant or narrow-minded (Matt. 11:16; Luke 7:32; 1 Cor. 13:11). “When I was a child, I spake as a child.” “Brethren, be not children in understanding” (1 Cor. 14:20). “That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro” (Eph. 4:14). Children are also spoken of as representing simplicity and humility (Matt. 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17). Believers are “children of light” (Luke 16:8; 1 Thess. 5:5) and “children of obedience” (1 Pet. 1:14).
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Child?
Where does Child appear in the Bible?
Child is referenced in 22 verses across 10 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Corinthians 13:11
- 1 Kings 3:25
- 1 Kings 14:12
- 1 Kings 17:21
- 1 Kings 17:22
- 1 Kings 17:23
- 2 Kings 4:18
- 2 Kings 4:26
- 2 Samuel 12:18
- 2 Samuel 12:19
- 2 Samuel 12:21
- 2 Samuel 12:22
- Exodus 2:3
- Exodus 2:6
- Exodus 2:9
- Exodus 2:10
- Exodus 21:22
- Galatians 4:1
- Genesis 44:20
- Isaiah 9:6
- Jeremiah 31:20
- Ruth 4:16
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Child.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Child?
Child appears in 22 verses across 10 books, most often in 1 Kings, which accounts for 5 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Child?
1 Kings, Exodus, 2 Samuel, 2 Kings, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Genesis, Isaiah, and 2 more.
Where can I read every verse about Child?
This page lists 22 of them. Protos carries all 22, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
