Descendants
81Angevin dynasty — Descendants of a 10th century count of Anjou (the source of the adjective Angevin). The Angevin dynasty overlaps with the house of Plantagenet but is usually said to consist of only the English kings Henry II, Richard I, and John. Henry… …
82Finnic Peoples — descendants of a collection of tribal peoples speaking closely related languages of the Finno Ugric family who migrated to the area of the eastern Baltic, Finland, and Karelia before AD 400 probably between 100 BC and AD 100, though some… …
83Sabeans — Descendants of Seba (Gen. 10:7); Africans (Isa. 43:3). They were men of stature, and engaged in merchandise (Isa. 45:14). Their conversion to the Lord was predicted (Ps. 72:10). This word, in Ezek. 23:42, should be read, as in the margin of… …
84Tolaites — Descendants of Tola (Num. 26:23; 1 Chr. 7:1, 2) …
85Falash Mura — Descendants of Ethiopian Jews who either converted to Christianity or assimilated out of Judaism but still claim to be Jewish and generally are perceived as such by non Jews in Ethiopia. The first group of Falash Mura immigrants (see ALIYA)… …
86Fagel — Descendants of Francois Fagel (c. 1540–1587), who was banned in 1584 from the city of Bruges in Flanders and then settled in Amsterdam. Members of the Fagel family, including Gasper (1634–1688), Francois (1659–1746), and Hendrik (1706–1790),… …
87Afrikaners — Descendants of Dutch settlers who began arriving in South Africa in 1652, Afrikaners constitute the majority of the white Christian population of that country. Their Reformed faith has spread to many in the black population as well. From a… …
88ATRI`DES — descendants of Atreus, particularly Agamemnon and Menelaus, a family frequently referred to as capable of and doomed to perpetrating the most atrocious crimes …
89seed of Abraham — descendants of Abraham …
90posterity — Descendants, inclusive of children, grandchildren, even of the remotest of generations in the descending line. In modern usage, the generations to follow the one which comprises the present social order, God help them. Breckinridge v Denny &… …
