Babe (עוֹלעֵל, olel', or עֹלָל, ola', so called from its petulance, Ps 8:2; Ps 17:14, elsewhere "child" or "infant תִּעֲלוּלַים, taalulim', from the same root, Isa 3:4; once נִעִר, na'ar, Ex 2:6, usually a "lad;" Gr. βρέφος, prop. an unborn foetus, Lu 1:41,44, but also a very young child, Lu 2:12,16; 1Pe 2:2; νήπιον, strictly an infant [i.e. as yet unable to talk], but likewise used of children generally, Mt 11:25; Mt 21:16; Lu 10:21; Ro 2:10; 1Co 3:1; Heb 5:13). This term is used figuratively in Isa 3:4, to represent the succession of weak and wicked princes who reigned over the kingdom of Judah from the death of Josiah to the destruction of the city and Temple. In the New Testament, the term refers to those who are weak in the Christian faith and knowledge, being ignorant and inconstant: or being but just born again, begotten from above, they require that heavenly nourishment which is suited to their nature — "the sincere milk of the word" (1Co 3:1; Heb 5:13; 1Pe 2:2). SEE CHILD.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More