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Bible Verses About Family

Bible verses on family — parents, children, household faith, blessings.

8 verses · curated by hand

From the wider Bible

More verses about family in Scripture

1,669 passages mentioning “father” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 6:11

    “Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.”

  2. 1 Chronicles 6:12

    “Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum.”

  3. 1 Chronicles 6:13

    “Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.”

  4. 1 Chronicles 6:14

    “Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.”

  5. 1 Chronicles 6:19

    “The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.”

  6. 1 Chronicles 7:2

    “The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.”

  7. 1 Chronicles 7:4

    “With them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.”

  8. 1 Chronicles 7:7

    “The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and they were listed by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.”

  9. 1 Chronicles 7:9

    “They were listed by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.”

  10. 1 Chronicles 7:11

    “All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand two hundred, who were able to go out in the army for war.”

  11. 1 Chronicles 7:14

    “The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.”

  12. 1 Chronicles 7:22

    “Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.”

  13. 1 Chronicles 7:31

    “The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.”

  14. 1 Chronicles 7:32

    “Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.”

  15. 1 Chronicles 7:40

    “All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them listed by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.”

  16. 1 Chronicles 8:1

    “Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,”

  17. 1 Chronicles 8:6

    “These are the sons of Ehud. These are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, who were carried captive to Manahath:”

  18. 1 Chronicles 8:7

    “Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them captive; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.”

  19. 1 Chronicles 8:8

    “Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away. Hushim and Baara were his wives.”

  20. 1 Chronicles 8:9

    “By Hodesh his wife, he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,”

Frequently asked

Questions about family in the Bible

What does the Bible say about family?
Ephesians 5-6 lays out family relationships — spouses, parents, children. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 calls parents to talk about God's commands "when you sit at home, when you walk, when you lie down, when you get up." Family is the first place faith is taught.
Which Bible verse is best for family?
Joshua 24:15 ("As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord"), Proverbs 22:6, and Psalm 127:1 are the three most-shared verses on household faith.
What does the Bible say about parents?
Proverbs 22:6 commands training a child in the right way. Ephesians 6:4 calls fathers not to provoke their children. Exodus 20:12 — the fifth commandment — calls children to honour their father and mother.