'Family' in the Bible
They have a desire for fields and take them by force; and for houses and take them away: they are cruel to a man and his family, even to a man and his heritage.
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.
Let not words like these be dropped, they say: Shame and the curse will not come to the family of Jacob!
Does the family of Jacob say, 'The Lord's patience can't be exhausted -- he would never do such things'? To be sure, my commands bring a reward for those who obey them,
Listen to this, you leaders of the family of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You hate justice and pervert all that is right.
For you have kept the laws of Omri and all the works of the family of Ahab, and you have been guided by their designs: so that I might make you a cause of wonder and your people a cause of hisses; and the shame of my people will be on you.
For the son puts shame on his father, the daughter goes against her mother and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's haters are those of his family.
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Bible Theasaurus
- Brotherhood (11 instances)
- Category (1 instance)
- Class (20 instances)
- Family (608 instances)
- Fellowship (147 instances)
- Folk (8 instances)
- Fraternity (1 instance)
- Home (454 instances)
- Horde (14 instances)
- House (2166 instances)
- Household (360 instances)
- Kin (16 instances)
- Kind (424 instances)
- Kinsfolk (8 instances)
- Mob (15 instances)
- Posterity (55 instances)
- Related (94 instances)
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- Family Conflict
- Family Death
- Family First
- Family Love
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- Family Solidarity
- Family Strength
- Family Unity
- Family, Founded On
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- Family, Worship In
- Heads Of The Family
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- Protecting Your Family
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