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FOREKNOWLEDGE,

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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898

FOREKNOWL'EDGE, a peculiar and essential attribute of God, referring to his knowledge of the future and of future events. Acts 2:23; Acts 15:18. Believers are said to be "elect according to the foreknowledge of God." 1 Pet 1:2.

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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880

FOREKNOWL'EDGE, a peculiar and essential attribute of God, referring to his knowledge of the future and of future events. Acts 2:23; Acts 15:18. Believers are said to be "elect according to the foreknowledge of God." 1 Pet 1:2.

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828

Part of speech: noun (n.)

Knowledge of a thing before it happens, or of whatever is to happen; prescience. If I foreknew, Foreknowledge had no influence on their fault. Milton.

Hastings Dictionary of the Bible (James Hastings, 1898). Structured JSON vendored from NEUU Bible Dictionary Dataset at commit b8e82aa7ca847f4d97fb432cd965e398a111333c. The dataset wrapper is CC-BY-4.0; source dictionary texts are public domain. Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible (Philip Schaff, 1880). Structured JSON vendored from NEUU Bible Dictionary Dataset at commit b8e82aa7ca847f4d97fb432cd965e398a111333c. The dataset wrapper is CC-BY-4.0; source dictionary texts are public domain. Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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