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Daughter

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Daughter ordinarily means a female child, but Scripture also uses it for a granddaughter, female descendant, women or inhabitants of a place, dependent towns, branches, and those sharing a characteristic or identity.
Biblical Usage
Expressions such as “daughters of Zion” may mean the women or whole population of Jerusalem. “Daughters of music” denotes singing women or birds, and cities may be personified as daughters.
Scripture References
Genesis 20:12 Genesis 24:48 Genesis 28:6 Isaiah 3:16 2 Samuel 1:20 Isaiah 23:12 Isaiah 37:22 Genesis 49:22 Ecclesiastes 12:4 Genesis 6:2 Luke 23:28 Isaiah 10:32 Numbers 21:25