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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Families</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/f/families.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/1_timothy/3-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/f/families.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Families</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/f/familiars.htm" title="Familiars">&#9668;</a> Families <a href="/topical/f/families_and_work.htm" title="Families and Work">&#9658;</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#top" title="Topical Bible Verses">Topical</a> &#8226; <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> &#8226; <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> &#8226; <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> &#8226; <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> &#8226; <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> &#8226; <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> &#8226; <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div><b>Definition and Importance</b><br><br>In the Bible, the family is the foundational unit of society, established by God as the primary context for human relationships and spiritual development. The family is often depicted as a microcosm of the larger community of faith, reflecting God's covenantal relationship with His people. The family structure is designed to nurture, instruct, and guide individuals in the ways of the Lord, serving as a vital institution for the transmission of faith and values from one generation to the next.<br><br><b>Biblical Foundations</b><br><br>The concept of family is introduced in the creation narrative. In <a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27-28</a> , God creates humanity in His image, male and female, and commands them to "be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it." This divine mandate establishes the family as the means through which God's creation mandate is fulfilled. <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a> further underscores the sanctity of the marital bond: "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh."<br><br><b>Roles and Responsibilities</b><br><br>The Bible outlines specific roles and responsibilities within the family. Husbands are called to love their wives sacrificially, as Christ loved the church (<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25</a>). Wives are encouraged to respect and submit to their husbands as unto the Lord (<a href="/ephesians/5-22.htm">Ephesians 5:22-24</a>). Children are instructed to obey and honor their parents, which is the first commandment with a promise (<a href="/ephesians/6.htm">Ephesians 6:1-3</a>).<br><br>Parents, particularly fathers, bear the responsibility of raising their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (<a href="/ephesians/6-4.htm">Ephesians 6:4</a>). This involves teaching God's commandments diligently and modeling a life of faith and obedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>).<br><br><b>Family as a Spiritual Community</b><br><br>The family is not only a social unit but also a spiritual community where faith is nurtured and practiced. Joshua's declaration, "But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD" (<a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a>), exemplifies the family's role in collective worship and service to God. The household is a place where prayer, Scripture reading, and worship are integral to daily life.<br><br><b>Challenges and Restoration</b><br><br>The Bible acknowledges the challenges families face, including conflict, division, and sin. Stories of familial strife, such as the rivalry between Jacob's sons (Genesis 37) or the rebellion of Absalom against David (2 Samuel 15), illustrate the complexities of family dynamics. However, the Bible also offers hope for restoration and reconciliation through God's grace and forgiveness. The parable of the prodigal son (<a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a>) highlights the themes of repentance, forgiveness, and the joy of familial restoration.<br><br><b>The Family of God</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the concept of family is expanded to include the spiritual family of believers. Jesus redefines familial bonds by stating, "Whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother" (<a href="/matthew/12-50.htm">Matthew 12:50</a>). The church is described as the household of God (<a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19</a>), where believers are adopted as sons and daughters through faith in Christ (<a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15-17</a>).<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical portrayal of families emphasizes their divine origin, purpose, and the roles of its members. Families are seen as essential to God's plan for humanity, serving as the primary context for spiritual growth and the transmission of faith. Through the challenges and joys of family life, believers are called to reflect God's love and covenantal faithfulness.<a name="top" id="top"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Bible Verses</div><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-4.htm">1 Timothy 3:4</a></span><br>One that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-5.htm">1 Timothy 3:5</a></span><br>(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Genesis 18:19</a></span><br>For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a></span><br>Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall join to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-12.htm">1 Timothy 3:12</a></span><br>Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/context/acts/16-31.htm">Acts 16:31-34</a></span><br>And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved, and your house.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">1 Corinthians 7:10</a></span><br>And to the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/3-18.htm">Colossians 3:18</a></span><br>Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">1 Peter 3:1</a></span><br>Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) Plural of Family.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3965.htm"><span class="l">3965. patria -- lineage, family</span></a> <br><b>...</b> family, tribe. Word Origin from pater Definition lineage, family NASB Word<br> Usage <b>families</b> (1), family (2). lineage, family, kindred. As <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3965.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2183.htm"><span class="l">2183. ephemeria -- a class (of priests detailed for service in the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> From ephemeros; diurnality, ie (specially) the quotidian rotation or class of the<br> Jewish priests&#39; service at the Temple, as distributed by <b>families</b> -- course. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2183.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4892.htm"><span class="l">4892. sunedrion -- a sitting together, hence a council, spec. the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a of leading Jews (Mk 13:9, Mt 10:17), or the (Aramaic form of ), , composed of<br> 71 members comprising members of: high-priestly <b>families</b>, Pharisees learned in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4892.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/3624.htm"><span class="l">3624. oikos -- a house, a dwelling</span></a> <br><b>...</b> word Definition a house, a dwelling NASB Word Usage descendants (1), <b>families</b> (1),<br> family (1), home (18), homes (2), house (79), household (14), households (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3624.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4940.htm"><span class="l">4940. mishpachah -- a clan</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4939, 4940. mishpachah. 4941 . a clan. Transliteration: mishpachah Phonetic<br> Spelling: (mish-paw-khaw&#39;) Short Definition: <b>families</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4940.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2945.htm"><span class="l">2945. taph -- children</span></a><br><b>...</b> 27). little children ones, <b>families</b>. From taphaph (perhaps referring to the<br> tripping gait of children); a family (mostly used collectively <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2945.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm"><span class="l">505. eleph -- a thousand</span></a><br><b>...</b> 75,000* (1), 76,500* (1), 8,580* (1), 8,600* (1), 80,000* (3), 800,000* (1), 87,000*<br> (1), clan (1), clans (2), divisions (2), eleven* (3), <b>families</b> (2), family <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/505.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/lowe/gods_answers/chapter_ii_1869-1870_emigration_of.htm"><span class="l">1869-1870. Emigration of <b>Families</b> --A visitor&#39;s Impressions --The <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Emigration of <b>families</b>"A visitor&#39;s impressions"The great life-work "Emigration<br> of the young, begun 1870"First party of boys to Canada with Miss <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/lowe/gods answers/chapter ii 1869-1870 emigration of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/the_westminster_larger_catechism/question_118_0_0_why_is_the.htm"><span class="l">Why is the Charge of Keeping the Sabbath More Specially Directed <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Question 118: Why is the charge of keeping the sabbath more specially directed<br> to governors of <b>families</b>, and other superiors? Answer <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/the westminster larger catechism/question 118 0 0 why is the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_12_titus_thought_fit.htm"><span class="l">Titus Thought Fit to Encompass the City Round with a Wall; after <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER 12. Titus Thought Fit To Encompass The City Round With A Wall; After Which<br> The Famine Consumed The People By Whole Houses And <b>Families</b> Together. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 12 titus thought fit.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_1_whether_after_the_deluge.htm"><span class="l">Whether, after the Deluge, from Noah to Abraham, any <b>Families</b> Can <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book XVI. Chapter 1."Whether, After the Deluge, from Noah to Abraham,<br> Any <b>Families</b> Can Be Found Who Lived According to God. It <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 1 whether after the deluge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/the_oldest_family.htm"><span class="l">The Oldest Family.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> here. They would not receive this Jesus because He didn&#39;t belong to the<br> inner circle of the old <b>families</b> which they represented. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/the oldest family.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lee/sermons_on_various_important_subjects/sermon_xxix_the_sins_of.htm"><span class="l">The Sins of Communities Noted and Punished.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> moral states. In discussing the subject, we shall treat, first of <b>families</b>,<br> then of larger communities, and of the world. The first <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lee/sermons on various important subjects/sermon xxix the sins of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_christian_doctrine_in_four_books_/chapter_36_the_sixth_rule_of.htm"><span class="l">The Sixth Rule of Tichonius.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 53. In the same book, again, when the generations of the sons of Noah are recounted,<br> it is said: &quot;These are the sons of Ham, after their <b>families</b>, after their <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books /chapter 36 the sixth rule of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bede/bedes_ecclesiastical_history_of_england/chap_xxiv_how_when_king.htm"><span class="l">How when King Penda was Slain, the Province of the Mercians <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Each of the estates contained ten <b>families</b>, that is, a hundred and twenty<br> in all. The aforesaid daughter of King Oswy, who was to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xxiv how when king.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ignatius/the_epistle_of_ignatius_to_the_ephesians/chapter_xvi_the_fate_of_false.htm"><span class="l">The Fate of False Teachers.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [596] Those that corrupt <b>families</b> shall not inherit the kingdom of God. <b>...</b> [598] Those<br> that corrupt <b>families</b> shall not inherit the kingdom of God. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the epistle of ignatius to the ephesians/chapter xvi the fate of false.htm</font><p><a href="/library/theophilus/theophilus_to_autolycus/chapter_vii_fabulous_heathen_genealogies.htm"><span class="l">Fabulous Heathen Genealogies.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But Satyrus, also giving a history of the Alexandrine <b>families</b>, beginning from<br> Philopator, who was also named Ptolemy, gives out that Bacchus was his progenitor <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../theophilus/theophilus to autolycus/chapter vii fabulous heathen genealogies.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/families.htm"><span class="l"><b>Families</b> (272 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Plural of Family. Multi-Version Concordance<br><b>Families</b> (272 Occurrences). Acts 3:25 You are the children <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/families.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kohathite.htm"><span class="l">Kohathite (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of<br> the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the <b>families</b> of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kohathite.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/genealogical.htm"><span class="l">Genealogical (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 1:20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's first-born, their generations,<br> by their <b>families</b>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/genealogical.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/merar'i.htm"><span class="l">Merar'i (32 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> These are the <b>families</b> of the Levites according to their generations. (See RSV). <b>...</b><br> Numbers 3:20 And the sons of Merari by their <b>families</b>: Mahli and Mushi. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/merar'i.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/ko'hathites.htm"><span class="l">Ko'hathites (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of<br> the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the <b>families</b> of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/ko'hathites.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/registration.htm"><span class="l">Registration (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 1:20 The children of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their<br><b>families</b>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/registration.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/military.htm"><span class="l">Military (44 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 1:20 And the sons of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, their generations, after<br> their <b>families</b>, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/military.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/births.htm"><span class="l">Births (34 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 10:32 These 'are' <b>families</b> of the sons of Noah, by their births, in their<br> nations, and by these have the nations been parted in the earth after the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/births.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/records.htm"><span class="l">Records (50 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NIV). Exodus 6:19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the <b>families</b><br> of the Levites according to their generations. (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/records.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kohathites.htm"><span class="l">Kohathites (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The Kohathites consisted of four <b>families</b>, the Amramites, the Izharites,<br> the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites (Numbers 3:19, 27, etc.). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kohathites.htm - 15k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/blended-families.html">What does the Bible say about Christian blended families? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-foster-care.html">Should a Christian consider foster care? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-hospice.html">Is it wrong for a Christian family to use hospice? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/families.htm">Families: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Families (272 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a></span><br />You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham,'In your seed will all the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the earth be blessed.'<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Acts 7:8</a></span><br />And he made with him the agreement of which circumcision was the sign. And so Abraham had a son, Isaac, and gave him circumcision on the eighth day; and Isaac had a son, Jacob, and Jacob was the father of the twelve heads of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">1 Timothy 5:14</a></span><br />So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/titus/1-11.htm">Titus 1:11</a></span><br />You must stop the mouths of such men, for they overthrow the faith of whole <span class="boldtext">families</span>, teaching what they ought not, just for the sake of making money.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Genesis 8:19</a></span><br />Every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatever moves on the earth, after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, went out of the ship.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Genesis 10:5</a></span><br />Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, in their nations.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/10-18.htm">Genesis 10:18</a></span><br />the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Canaanites were spread abroad.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/10-20.htm">Genesis 10:20</a></span><br />These are the sons of Ham, after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/10-31.htm">Genesis 10:31</a></span><br />These are the sons of Shem, after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Genesis 10:32</a></span><br />These are the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. Of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a></span><br />I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. All of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the earth will be blessed in you."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Genesis 28:14</a></span><br />Your seed will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your seed will all the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the earth be blessed.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40</a></span><br />These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/42-19.htm">Genesis 42:19</a></span><br />If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your <span class="boldtext">families</span>;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/42-33.htm">Genesis 42:33</a></span><br />And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your <span class="boldtext">families</span>;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18</a></span><br />And get your father and your <span class="boldtext">families</span> and come back to me: and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, and the fat of the land will be your food.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Genesis 47:12</a></span><br />Joseph nourished his father, his brothers, and all of his father's household, with bread, according to their <span class="boldtext">families</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/47-24.htm">Genesis 47:24</a></span><br />And when the grain is cut, you are to give a fifth part to Pharaoh, and four parts will be yours for seed and food, and for your <span class="boldtext">families</span> and your little ones.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/1-21.htm">Exodus 1:21</a></span><br />It happened, because the midwives feared God, that he gave them <span class="boldtext">families</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/6-14.htm">Exodus 6:14</a></span><br />These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of Reuben.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/6-15.htm">Exodus 6:15</a></span><br />The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of Simeon.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/6-17.htm">Exodus 6:17</a></span><br />The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their <span class="boldtext">families</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/6-19.htm">Exodus 6:19</a></span><br />The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Levites according to their generations. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/6-24.htm">Exodus 6:24</a></span><br />The sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Korahites.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/6-25.htm">Exodus 6:25</a></span><br />Eleazar Aaron's son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites according to their <span class="boldtext">families</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3</a></span><br />Say to all the children of Israel when they are come together, In the tenth day of this month every man is to take a lamb, by the number of their fathers' <span class="boldtext">families</span>, a lamb for every family:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/12-21.htm">Exodus 12:21</a></span><br />Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said to them, "Draw out, and take lambs according to your <span class="boldtext">families</span>, and kill the Passover.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/12-27.htm">Exodus 12:27</a></span><br />Then you will say, This is the offering of the Lord's Passover; for he went over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he sent death on the Egyptians, and kept our <span class="boldtext">families</span> safe. And the people gave worship with bent heads.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/25-45.htm">Leviticus 25:45</a></span><br />Moreover of the children of the strangers who sojourn among you, of them you may buy, and of their <span class="boldtext">families</span> who are with you, which they have conceived in your land; and they will be your property.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Numbers 1:2</a></span><br />"Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-18.htm">Numbers 1:18</a></span><br />They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-20.htm">Numbers 1:20</a></span><br />The children of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-22.htm">Numbers 1:22</a></span><br />Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, those who were numbered of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-24.htm">Numbers 1:24</a></span><br />Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-26.htm">Numbers 1:26</a></span><br />Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-28.htm">Numbers 1:28</a></span><br />Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-30.htm">Numbers 1:30</a></span><br />Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-32.htm">Numbers 1:32</a></span><br />Of the children of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-34.htm">Numbers 1:34</a></span><br />Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-36.htm">Numbers 1:36</a></span><br />Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-38.htm">Numbers 1:38</a></span><br />Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-40.htm">Numbers 1:40</a></span><br />Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-42.htm">Numbers 1:42</a></span><br />Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-45.htm">Numbers 1:45</a></span><br />So all those who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, all those of twenty years old and over who were able to go to war,<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2</a></span><br />The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32</a></span><br />These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel, in the order of their fathers' <span class="boldtext">families</span>: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Numbers 2:34</a></span><br />Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, according to their fathers' houses.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-15.htm">Numbers 3:15</a></span><br />"Count the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>. You shall count every male from a month old and upward."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-18.htm">Numbers 3:18</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: Libni and Shimei. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-19.htm">Numbers 3:19</a></span><br />The sons of Kohath by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-20.htm">Numbers 3:20</a></span><br />The sons of Merari by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-21.htm">Numbers 3:21</a></span><br />Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Gershonites.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-23.htm">Numbers 3:23</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-24.htm">Numbers 3:24</a></span><br />The prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-27.htm">Numbers 3:27</a></span><br />Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Kohathites.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-29.htm">Numbers 3:29</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-30.htm">Numbers 3:30</a></span><br />The prince of the fathers' house of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-33.htm">Numbers 3:33</a></span><br />Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites. These are the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of Merari.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-35.htm">Numbers 3:35</a></span><br />The prince of the fathers' house of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the north side of the tabernacle. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39</a></span><br />All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Yahweh, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-2.htm">Numbers 4:2</a></span><br />"Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-18.htm">Numbers 4:18</a></span><br />"Don't cut off the tribe of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Kohathites from among the Levites; <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-22.htm">Numbers 4:22</a></span><br />"Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' houses, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-24.htm">Numbers 4:24</a></span><br />"This is the service of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-28.htm">Numbers 4:28</a></span><br />This is the service of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting: and their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-29.htm">Numbers 4:29</a></span><br />"As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-33.htm">Numbers 4:33</a></span><br />This is the service of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-34.htm">Numbers 4:34</a></span><br />Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, and by their fathers' houses,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-36.htm">Numbers 4:36</a></span><br />Those who were numbered of them by their <span class="boldtext">families</span> were two thousand seven hundred fifty. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-37.htm">Numbers 4:37</a></span><br />These are those who were numbered of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-38.htm">Numbers 4:38</a></span><br />Those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, and by their fathers' houses,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-40.htm">Numbers 4:40</a></span><br />even those who were numbered of them, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, by their fathers' houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-41.htm">Numbers 4:41</a></span><br />These are those who were numbered of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-42.htm">Numbers 4:42</a></span><br />Those who were numbered of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-44.htm">Numbers 4:44</a></span><br />even those who were numbered of them by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, were three thousand two hundred.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-45.htm">Numbers 4:45</a></span><br />These are those who were numbered of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-46.htm">Numbers 4:46</a></span><br />All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, and by their fathers' houses,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/7-2.htm">Numbers 7:2</a></span><br />that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes. These are they who were over those who were numbered:<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Numbers 9:10</a></span><br />Say to the children of Israel, If any one of you or of your <span class="boldtext">families</span> is unclean because of a dead body, or is on a journey far away, still he is to keep the Passover to the Lord:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/10-36.htm">Numbers 10:36</a></span><br />And when it came to rest, he said, Take rest, O Lord, and give a blessing to the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of Israel. <br /><span class="source">(BBE JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Numbers 11:10</a></span><br />Moses heard the people weeping throughout their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, every man at the door of his tent; and the anger of Yahweh was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/16-32.htm">Numbers 16:32</a></span><br />And the earth, opening her mouth, took them in, with their <span class="boldtext">families</span>, and all the men who were joined to Korah, and their goods.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31</a></span><br />It is to be your food, for you and your <span class="boldtext">families</span> in every place: it is your reward for your work in the Tent of meeting.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/25-14.htm">Numbers 25:14</a></span><br />Now the man of Israel who was put to death with the woman of Midian was Zimri, the son of Salu, a chief of one of the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Simeonites.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">Numbers 26:2</a></span><br />Let all the children of Israel be numbered, by the names of their fathers' <span class="boldtext">families</span>, all those of twenty years old and over who are able to go to war in Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-5.htm">Numbers 26:5</a></span><br />Reuben, the first son of Israel: the sons of Reuben by their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-12.htm">Numbers 26:12</a></span><br />The sons of Simeon after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-15.htm">Numbers 26:15</a></span><br />The sons of Gad after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-20.htm">Numbers 26:20</a></span><br />The sons of Judah after their <span class="boldtext">families</span> were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-23.htm">Numbers 26:23</a></span><br />The sons of Issachar after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-26.htm">Numbers 26:26</a></span><br />The sons of Zebulun after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-28.htm">Numbers 26:28</a></span><br />The sons of Joseph after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: Manasseh and Ephraim. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-35.htm">Numbers 26:35</a></span><br />These are the sons of Ephraim after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-37.htm">Numbers 26:37</a></span><br />These are the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-38.htm">Numbers 26:38</a></span><br />The sons of Benjamin after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-41.htm">Numbers 26:41</a></span><br />These are the sons of Benjamin after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-42.htm">Numbers 26:42</a></span><br />These are the sons of Dan after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-43.htm">Numbers 26:43</a></span><br />All the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-44.htm">Numbers 26:44</a></span><br />The sons of Asher after their <span class="boldtext">families</span>: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-47.htm">Numbers 26:47</a></span><br />These are the <span class="boldtext">families</span> of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand and four hundred.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><a href="/concordance/f/families2.htm"></a><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/families.htm">Families</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/families_and_work.htm">Families and Work</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/families_broken.htm">Families Broken</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/f/families_of_saints_blessed.htm">Families of Saints Blessed</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/f/families--deceivers_and_liars_should_be_removed_from.htm">Families: Deceivers and Liars should be Removed From</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/f/families--good--abraham.htm">Families: Good: Abraham</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/f/families--good--cornelius.htm">Families: Good: Cornelius</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/f/families--good--crispus.htm">Families: Good: Crispus</a></p><p 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