Family: Of Saints

Blessed,

Psa 128:3, 6.

Should be taught God's word,

Deu 4:9, 10.

Worship God together,

1Cr 16:19.

Be duly regulated,

Pro 31:27; 1Ti 3:4, 5, 12.

Live in unity,

Gen 45:24; Psa 133:1.

Live in mutual forbearance,

Gen 50:17-21; Mat 18:21, 22.

Rejoice together before God,

Deu 14:26.

Deceivers and liars should be removed from,

Psa 101:7.

Warned against departing from God,

Deu 29:18.

Punishment of irreligious,

Jer 10:25.

Family: Good, Exemplified

Abraham,

Gen 18:19.

Jacob,

Gen 35:2.

Joshua,

Jos 24:15.

David,

2Sa 6:20.

Job,

Job 1:5.

Lazarus of Bethany,

Jhn 11:1-5.

Cornelius,

Act 10:2, 33.

Lydia,

Act 16:15.

Jailor of Philippi,

Act 16:31-34.

Crispus,

Act 18:8.

Lois,

2Ti 1:5.

See CHILDREN; HUSBAND; WIFE; ORPHAN; WIDOW.

Family: Instituted

Gen 2:23, 24

Family: Government Of

Gen 3:16; 18:19; Est 1:20, 22; 1Cr 7:10; 11:3, 7-9; Eph 5:22-24; Col 3:18; 1Ti 3:2, 4, 5; 1Pe 3:1, 6

Family: Infelicity In

Pro 11:22; 12:4; 14:1; 15:17; 18:19; 19:13; 21:9, 19; 25:24; 27:15, 16; 30:21, 23

Family: Instances of Infelicity In

Of Abraham, on account of Hagar,

Gen 16:5; 21:10, 11.

Of Isaac, on account of the disagreement between Jacob and Esau,

Gen 27:4-46.

Of Jacob, the bigamic jealousy between Leah and Rachel,

Gen 29:30-34; 30:1-25.

Moses and Zipporah,

Exd 4:25, 26.

Elkanah, on account of bigamic feuds,

1Sa 1:4-7.

David and Michal,

2Sa 6:16, 20-23.

Ahasuerus, on account of Vashti's refusing to appear before his drunken courtiers,

Est 1:10-22.

Family: Persian

Domestic customs,

Est 1:10-22.

See HAREM

Family: Religion of The

Gen 12:7, 8; 13:3, 4; 17:12-14; 18:19; Deu 4:9, 10; 11:19, 20; 12:5-7, 11, 12; Jos 24:15; Psa 101:2; Jer 7:18; Act 10:1-6, 33, 44, 47, 48; 16:25-34; 18:8; 1Cr 1:16