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What Does “Man” Mean in the Bible?

A man, a male human being.

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  1. In the Bible: Joseph was “a man … of the house of David.” John the Baptist was “a just and holy man.”

Where it appears in the Bible

Luke 1:27; Mark 6:20

What the Bible says

Luke 1:27

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

Mark 6:20

For Herod feared John, knowing him to be a just and holy man: and kept him, and when he heard him, did many things: and he heard him willingly.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary, “man”

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