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ABBA1, in Syriac signifies Father. Ab Rom. viii. 15. Mark xiv. 36.has the same Signification in Hebrew. St. Paul says, that we have received the Spirit of Adoption, whereby we cry Abba, Father. Jesus Christ, praying in the Garden, says, Abba, Father, all Things are possible unto thee.
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אבאAbba. אבAb, Pater. ↩
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