Biblical Concept: Families
Findings:
Animals: Families of distinct species.
A nation has families / ethnic identity, language, and separated land.
Canaanite families.
Ham families.
Shem families.
Noah families.
Abraham, families, blessing.
Abraham, descendants, families, blessing.
Esau families localities.
Reuben families.
Simeon families.
Gershon families.
Levite families, according to their generations.
Korah families.
Passover family obedience.
Foreign families slaves.
Israel family census.
“you shall inherit the land by lot according to your families”
“families of the tribe of Benjamin”
Nehemiah: “I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears,
and bows”
“the contempt of families terrified me”
“all the families of the nations will worship before Thee”
“families of the peoples”
“heads of the families of Israel”
“the families of the house of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea”
God: “And makes his families like
a flock.”
For Divine judgement: “I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the
north.”
“all the families of the house of Israel”
“Thy wrath … on the families that do not call Thy name”
Jeremiah 31:1 "At that time," declares the LORD,
"I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My
people."
“You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth”
“'The two families which the LORD chose, He has rejected them'?” – Not!
Family responsibility.
Spiritual families under attack.
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NAS Genesis 8:19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every
bird, everything that moves on the earth, went out by their families from the
ark. (Animals: Families of distinct species.)
NAS Genesis 10:5 From these the coastlands of the nations were
separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to
their families, into their nations. (A nation has families / ethnic identity,
language, and separated land.) (Genesis 10 versus Genesis 11 - Ethnonationalism
versus Babel Globalism.)
18 and the Arvadite and the Zemarite
and the Hamathite; and afterward the families of the
Canaanite were spread abroad. (Canaanite families.)
20 These are the sons of
Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands,
by their nations. (A nation has families / ethnic identity, language, and
separated land.) (Ham families.)
31 These are the sons of
Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, by their
lands, according to their nations. (A nation has families / ethnic identity,
language, and separated land.) (Shem families.)
32 These are the families
of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations; and out
of these the nations were separated on the earth after the flood. (Noah
families.) (A nation has families / ethnic identity, language, and separated
land.) (After the Genesis 6 evil of angels and men, God used nations and
separation to counter global evil.) (Note: More global evil and another
separation plan after Genesis 11 Babel.) (Note: Global Evil speaks against Ethnic
Nationalism.)
NAS Genesis 12:3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one
who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth shall be
blessed." (Abraham, families, blessing.)
NAS Genesis 28:14 "Your descendants shall also be like the
dust of the earth, and you shall spread out to the west and to the east and to
the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the
families of the earth be blessed. (Abraham, descendants, families, blessing.)
NAS Genesis 36:40 Now these are the names of the chiefs descended
from Esau, according to their families and
their localities, by their names: chief Timna,
chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
(Esau families localities.)
NAS Exodus 6:14 These are the heads of their fathers' households.
The sons of Reuben, Israel's first-born: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these
are the families of Reuben. (Reuben families.)
15 And the sons of
Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin
and Ohad and Jachin and
Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these
are the families of Simeon. (Simeon families.)
17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. (Gershon
families.)
19 And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to
their generations. (Levite families, according to their generations.)
24 And the sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph; these are
the families of the Korahites. (Korah
families.)
25 And Aaron's son
Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and
she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' households of the Levites according to their families. (Levite
families.)
NAS Exodus 12:21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel,
and said to them, "Go and take for yourselves lambs according to your
families, and slay the Passover lamb.
(Passover family obedience.)
NAS Leviticus 25:45 'Then, too, it
is out of the sons of the sojourners who live as aliens among you that you
may gain acquisition, and out of their families who are with you, whom they
will have produced in your land; they also may become your possession. (Foreign
families slaves.) (See vv. 44-46)
NAS Numbers 1:2 "Take a census of all the congregation of
the sons of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' households, according
to the number of names, every male, head by head (Israel family census.)
18 and they assembled all
the congregation together on the first of the second month. Then they
registered by ancestry in their families, by their fathers' households,
according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, head by
head,
20 Now the sons of
Reuben, Israel's first-born, their genealogical registration by their families,
by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, head by head,
every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,
22 Of the sons of Simeon,
their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers'
households, their numbered men, according to the number of names, head by head,
every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,
24 Of the sons of Gad,
their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers'
households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
whoever was able to go out to war,
26 Of the sons of Judah,
their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers'
households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
whoever was able to go out to war,
28 Of the sons of
Issachar, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers'
households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
whoever was able to go out to war,
30 Of the sons of
Zebulun, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers'
households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
whoever was able to go out to war,
32 Of the sons of Joseph,
namely, of the sons of Ephraim, their
genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households,
according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,
34 Of the sons of
Manasseh, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers'
households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
whoever was able to go out to war,
36 Of the sons of
Benjamin, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers'
households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
whoever was able to go out to war,
38 Of the sons of Dan,
their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers'
households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
whoever was able to go out to war,
40 Of the sons of Asher,
their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers'
households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
whoever was able to go out to war,
42 Of the sons of
Naphtali, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers'
households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward,
whoever was able to go out to war,
NAS Numbers 3:15 "Number the sons of Levi by their fathers'
households, by their families; every male from a month old and upward you shall
number."
18 And these are the
names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni
and Shimei;
19 and the sons of Kohath
by their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel;
20 and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli
and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites
according to their fathers' households.
21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites;
these were the families of the Gershonites.
23 The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward,
27 And 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 were the families of the
Kohathites.
29 The families of the
sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle,
30 and the leader of the
fathers' households of the Kohathite families was Elizaphan
the son of Uzziel.
33 Of Merari
was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites;
these were the families of Merari.
35 And the leader of the
fathers' households of the families of Merari was Zuriel the
son of Abihail. They were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle.
39 All the numbered men
of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the command of the LORD by
their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000.
NAS Numbers 4:2 "Take a census of the descendants of Kohath
from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' households,
18 "Do not let the
tribe of the families of the Kohathites be cut off from among the Levites.
22 "Take a census of
the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' households, by their families;
24 "This is the
service of the families of the Gershonites, in
serving and in carrying:
28 "This is the
service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites
in the tent of meeting, and their duties shall
be under the direction of Ithamar the son of
Aaron the priest. (Gershonite families.)
29 "As for the sons of Merari,
you shall number them by their families, by their fathers' households;
33 "This is the
service of the families of the sons of Merari,
according to all their service in the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest." (Merari families.)
34 So Moses and Aaron and
the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their
families, and by their fathers' households, (Kohathite families.)
36 And their numbered men
by their families were 2,750.
37 These are the numbered
men of the Kohathite families, everyone who was serving in the tent of meeting,
whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD through
Moses.
38 And the numbered men
of the sons of Gershon by their families, and by their fathers' households,
40 And their numbered men
by their families, by their fathers' households, were 2,630.
41 These are the numbered
men of the families of the sons of Gershon, everyone who was serving in the
tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of
the LORD.
42 And the numbered men
of the families of the sons of Merari by their
families, by their fathers' households,
44 And their numbered men
by their families were 3,200.
45 These are the numbered
men of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses
and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD through Moses.
46 All the numbered men
of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their
families and by their fathers' households,
NAS Numbers 11:10 Now Moses heard the people weeping throughout
their families, each man at the doorway of his tent; and the anger of the LORD
was kindled greatly, and Moses was displeased.
NAS Numbers 26:7 These are the families of the Reubenites,
and those who were numbered of them were 43,730.
12 The sons of Simeon
according to their families: of Nemuel, the family of
the Nemuelites; of Jamin,
the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin,
the family of the Jachinites;
14 These are the families
of the Simeonites, 22,200.
15 The sons of Gad
according to their families: of Zephon, the family of
the Zephonites; of Haggi,
the family of the Haggites; of Shuni,
the family of the Shunites;
18 These are the families
of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, 40,500.
20 And the sons of Judah
according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites;
of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
22 These are the families
of Judah according to those who were numbered of them, 76,500.
23 The sons of Issachar
according to their families: of Tola,
the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah,
the family of the Punites;
25 These are the families
of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them, 64,300.
26 The sons of Zebulun
according to their families: of Sered, the family of
the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family
of the Jahleelites.
27 These are the families
of the Zebulunites according to those who were
numbered of them, 60,500.
28 The sons of Joseph
according to their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
34 These are the families
of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were 52,700.
35 These are the sons of
Ephraim according to their families: of Shuthelah,
the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the
family of the Becherites; of Tahan,
the family of the Tahanites.
37 These are the families
of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, 32,500.
These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.
38 The sons of Benjamin
according to their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites;
of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites;
of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
41 These are the sons of
Benjamin according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were
45,600.
42 These are the sons of
Dan according to their families: of Shuham, the
family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of
Dan according to their families.
43 All the families of
the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered
of them, were 64,400.
44 The sons of Asher
according to their families: of Imnah, the family of
the Imnites; of Ishvi, the
family of the Ishvites; of Beriah,
the family of the Beriites.
47 These are the families
of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, 53,400.
48 The sons of Naphtali
according to their families: of Jahzeel, the family
of the Jahzeelites; of Guni,
the family of the Gunites;
50 These are the families
of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them
were 45,400.
57 And these are those
who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the
family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of
the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
58 These are the families
of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of
the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites,
the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath became the father of Amram.
NAS Numbers 27:1 Then the daughters of Zelophehad,
the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of
Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph,
came near; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah,
Noah and Hoglah and Milcah
and Tirzah.
NAS Numbers 33:54 'And you shall inherit the land by lot according
to your families; to the larger you shall give more inheritance, and to the
smaller you shall give less inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to anyone, that
shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. (“you shall inherit the land by lot according to your families”)
NAS Numbers 36:1 And the heads of the fathers' households of the family of the sons of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of
Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the heads of
the fathers' households of the sons
of Israel,
12 They married those from the families of the sons of
Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained with the tribe of
the family of their father.
NAS Joshua 7:14 'In the morning then you shall come near by your
tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the LORD takes by lot shall come near
by families, and the family which the LORD takes shall come near by households, and the household which the LORD takes
shall come near man by man.
NAS Joshua 13:15 So Moses gave an
inheritance to the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their families.
23 And the border of the
sons of Reuben was the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the sons of Reuben
according to their families, the cities and their villages.
24 Moses also gave an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to
the sons of Gad, according to their families.
28 This is the
inheritance of the sons of Gad according to their families, the cities and
their villages.
29 Moses also gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of
Manasseh; and it was for the half-tribe of the sons of Manasseh according to
their families.
31 also half of Gilead,
with Ashtaroth and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom
of Og in Bashan, were
for the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh, for half of the sons of Machir
according to their families.
NAS Joshua 15:1 Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah
according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the
wilderness of Zin at the extreme south.
12 And the west border was at the Great Sea, even its coastline. This is the border around
the sons of Judah according to their families.
20 This is the
inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families.
NAS Joshua 16:5 Now this was
the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of
their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as
upper Beth-horon.
8 From Tappuah the border continued westward to the brook of Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of
the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families,
NAS Joshua 17:2 So the lot was
made for the rest of the sons of
Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer
and for the sons of Helek and for the sons of Asriel and for the sons of Shechem and for the sons of Hepher and for the sons of Shemida;
these were the male descendants of Manasseh the son of
Joseph according to their families.
NAS Joshua 18:11 Now the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin
came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot lay between
the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.
20 Moreover, the Jordan
was its border on the east side. This was
the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families and according to its borders all around.
21 Now the cities of the
tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho and
Beth-hoglah and Emek-keziz,
28 and Zelah, Haeleph and the Jebusite
(that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, Kiriath; fourteen
cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin
according to their families.
NAS Joshua 19:1 Then the second lot fell to Simeon, to the tribe
of the sons of Simeon according to their families, and their inheritance was in
the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah.
8 and all the villages
which were around these cities as far
as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the
sons of Simeon according to their families.
10 Now the third lot came
up for the sons of Zebulun according to their families. And the territory of
their inheritance was as far as Sarid.
16 This was the inheritance of the sons of
Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
17 The fourth lot fell to
Issachar, to the sons of Issachar according to their families.
23 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the
sons of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.
24 Now the fifth lot fell
to the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families.
31 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the
sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
32 The sixth lot fell to
the sons of Naphtali; to the sons of Naphtali according to their families.
39 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the
sons of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
40 The seventh lot fell
to the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families.
48 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the
sons of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
NAS Joshua 21:4 Then the lot came out for the families of the
Kohathites. And the sons of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, received
thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of the Simeonites and from the tribe of Benjamin.
5 And the rest of the
sons of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of
Ephraim and from the tribe of Dan and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 And the sons of Gershon
received thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar and
from the tribe of Asher and from the tribe of Naphtali and from the half-tribe
of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities
from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of
Zebulun.
10 and they were for the
sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, for
the lot was theirs first.
20 Then the cities from
the tribe of Ephraim were allotted to the families of the sons of Kohath, the
Levites, even to the rest of the sons
of Kohath.
26 All the cities with
their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath were
ten.
27 And to the sons of
Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan, the city of
refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah
with its pasture lands; two cities.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen
cities with their pasture lands.
34 And to the families of
the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands and Kartah
with its pasture lands.
40 All these were the cities of the sons of Merari according to their families, the rest of the
families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.
NAS Joshua 22:21 Then the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and
the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spoke to the heads of the families of
Israel. (“heads of the families of Israel”)
30 So when Phinehas the
priest and the leaders of the congregation, even the heads of the families of
Israel who were with him, heard the
words which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the sons of Manasseh
spoke, it pleased them.
NAS 1 Samuel 9:21 And Saul answered and said, "Am I not a
Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of
all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me in this
way?" (“families of the tribe of Benjamin”)
NAS 1 Samuel 10:21 Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the Matrite
family was taken. And Saul the son of Kish was taken; but when they looked for
him, he could not be found.
NAS 1 Chronicles 2:53 and the families of Kiriath-jearim:
the Ithrites, the Puthites,
the Shumathites, and the Mishraites;
from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
55 And the families of
scribes who lived at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites.
Those are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the
father of the house of Rechab.
NAS 1 Chronicles 4:2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath,
and Jahath became the father of Ahumai
and Lahad. These were the families of
the Zorathites.
8 And Koz
became the father of Anub and Zobebah,
and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
21 The sons of Shelah the
son of Judah were Er the father
of Lecah and Laadah the
father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of
the linen workers at Beth-ashbea; (“the families of
the house of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea”)
38 these mentioned by
name were leaders in their families;
and their fathers' houses increased greatly.
NAS 1 Chronicles 5:7 And his kinsmen by their families, in the
genealogy of their generations, were Jeiel the chief, then Zechariah
NAS 1 Chronicles 6:19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and
Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites
according to their fathers' households.
54 Now these are their
settlements according to their camps within their borders. To the sons of Aaron
of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
60 and from the tribe of
Benjamin: Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth
with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were
thirteen cities.
62 And to the sons of
Gershom, according to their families, were
given from the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher, the tribe of
Naphtali, and the tribe of Manasseh, thirteen cities in Bashan.
63 To the sons of Merari were given by
lot, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad,
and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
66 Now some of the
families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory from the tribe of
Ephraim.
NAS 1 Chronicles 7:5 And their relatives among all the families of
Issachar were mighty men of valor,
enrolled by genealogy, in all 87,000.
NAS 1 Chronicles 16:28 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
NAS Nehemiah 4:13 then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed
places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears, and
bows. (Nehemiah: “I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears,
and bows”)
NAS Job 31:34 Because I feared the great multitude, And the
contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and
did not go out of doors? (“the contempt of families terrified me”)
NAS Psalm 22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn
to the LORD, And all the families of the nations will
worship before Thee. (“all the families of the nations will worship before
Thee”)
NAS Psalm 96:7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. (“families of the peoples”)
NAS Psalm 107:41 But He sets the needy securely on high away from
affliction, And makes his families like a flock. (God: “And makes his families like a flock.”)
NAS Jeremiah 1:15 "For, behold, I am calling all the families
of the kingdoms of the north," declares the LORD; "and they will
come, and they will set each one his throne at the entrance of the gates of
Jerusalem, and against all its walls round about, and against all the cities of
Judah. (For Divine judgement: “I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of
the north.”)
NAS Jeremiah 2:4 Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and
all the families of the house of Israel. (“all the families of the house of
Israel”)
NAS Jeremiah 10:25 Pour out Thy wrath on the nations that do not
know Thee, And on the families that do not call Thy
name; For they have devoured Jacob; They have devoured him and consumed him,
And have laid waste his habitation. (“Thy wrath … on the families that do not
call Thy name”)
NAS Jeremiah 25:9 behold, I will send and take all the families of
the north,' declares the LORD, 'and I
will send to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring
them against this land, and against its inhabitants, and against all these
nations round about; and I will utterly destroy them, and make them a horror,
and a hissing, and an everlasting desolation. (For Divine judgement: “I will
send and take all the families of the north”)
NAS Jeremiah 31:1 "At that time," declares the LORD,
"I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My
people." (All)
NAS Jeremiah 33:24 "Have you not observed what this people have
spoken, saying, 'The two families which the LORD chose, He has rejected them'? Thus they despise My people, no longer are they as a nation
in their sight. (“'The two families which the LORD chose, He has rejected
them'?” – Not!)
NAS Amos 3:2 "You only have I chosen among all the
families of the earth; Therefore, I will punish you for all your
iniquities." (Family responsibility.) (“You only have I chosen among all
the families of the earth”)
NAS Nahum 3:4 All because
of the many harlotries of the harlot, The charming
one, the mistress of sorceries, Who sells nations by her harlotries And
families by her sorceries.
NAS Zechariah 12:14 all the families that remain, every family by
itself, and their wives by themselves.
NAS Zechariah 14:17 And it will be that whichever of the families of
the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts,
there will be no rain on them. (Family responsibility.)
NAS Acts 3:25 "It is you who are the sons of the prophets,
and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And
in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.' (Abraham,
families, blessing.)
NAS Titus 1:11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting
whole families, teaching things they should not teach, for the sake of sordid gain. (Spiritual families under
attack.)