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Bible Verses About Family

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

8 verses · curated by hand

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

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  1. Numbers 1:2

    ““Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;”

  2. Numbers 1:4

    “With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers’ house.”

  3. Numbers 1:16

    “These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.”

  4. Numbers 1:18

    “They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one.”

  5. Numbers 1:20

    “The children of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  6. Numbers 1:22

    “Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were counted 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;”

  7. Numbers 1:24

    “Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  8. Numbers 1:26

    “Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  9. Numbers 1:28

    “Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  10. Numbers 1:30

    “Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  11. Numbers 1:32

    “Of the children of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  12. Numbers 1:34

    “Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  13. Numbers 1:36

    “Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  14. Numbers 1:38

    “Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  15. Numbers 1:40

    “Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  16. Numbers 1:42

    “Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, 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;”

  17. Numbers 1:44

    “These are those who were counted, whom Moses and Aaron counted, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house.”

  18. Numbers 1:45

    “So all those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel;”

  19. Numbers 1:47

    “But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them.”

  20. Numbers 2:2

    ““The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses: at a distance from the Tent of Meeting shall they encamp around it.””

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.