列祖列宗 meaning in English

an array of ancestors; for(e)bears; forefathers

Heredity is an omnibus in which all our ancestors ride , and every now and then one of them puts his head out and embarrasses us
遗传是一辆我们列祖列宗乘坐的运客车,他们之中时不时有人伸出头来困扰我们
And when jacob had made an end of commanding his sons , he gathered his feet into the bed , and expired , and was gathered to his peoples
雅各嘱咐完众子，就把脚收在床上，气绝而死，回到列祖列宗那里去了。