Patriarchs (Bible) Patriarchs (Bible) The patriarchs ( "Avot" or "Abot", singular "Ab" or Aramaic: אבא "Abba") of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age. They play significant roles in Hebrew scripture during and following their lifetimes. They are used as a significant marker by God in revelations and promises, and continue to play important roles in the Abrahamic faiths. More widely, the term patriarchs
Despot (court title) the feminine form of the title is despotess or despotissa (from ; ; /), which denoted the spouse of a despot, but the transliterated traditional female equivalent of "despotes", despoina (, "déspoina", "lady of the house"), is also commonly used. The original Greek term ("despotēs") meant simply "lord" and was synonymous with ("kyrios"). As the Greek equivalent to the Latin "dominus", "despotēs" was initially used as a form of address indicating respect. As such it was applied to any person of rank, but in a more specific sense to God, bishops and the patriarchs, and primarily the Roman and Byzantine