Begotten

Beget - Definition Begat is a past tense of the verb to beget. In biblical genealogies, as Matthew 1, begat shows not only the generation, but also the line of succession, the heir, through the male line. To Beget not only includes physical procreation, it may also indicate a spiritual or non-physical generation, as in an appointment, or selection (to be an equal or to be an heir). And, using…