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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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More verses about family in Scripture

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

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  1. Genesis 11:17

    “Eber lived four hundred thirty years after he became the father of Peleg, and became the father of more sons and daughters.”

  2. Genesis 11:18

    “Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu.”

  3. Genesis 11:19

    “Peleg lived two hundred nine years after he became the father of Reu, and became the father of more sons and daughters.”

  4. Genesis 11:20

    “Reu lived thirty-two years, and became the father of Serug.”

  5. Genesis 11:21

    “Reu lived two hundred seven years after he became the father of Serug, and became the father of more sons and daughters.”

  6. Genesis 11:22

    “Serug lived thirty years, and became the father of Nahor.”

  7. Genesis 11:23

    “Serug lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nahor, and became the father of more sons and daughters.”

  8. Genesis 11:24

    “Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah.”

  9. Genesis 11:25

    “Nahor lived one hundred nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.”

  10. Genesis 11:26

    “Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.”

  11. Genesis 11:27

    “Now this is the history of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot.”

  12. Genesis 11:28

    “Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees.”

  13. Genesis 11:29

    “Abram and Nahor married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah.”

  14. Genesis 12:1

    “Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you.”

  15. Genesis 15:15

    “but you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried at a good old age.”

  16. Genesis 17:4

    ““As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.”

  17. Genesis 17:5

    “Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.”

  18. Genesis 17:20

    “As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.”

  19. Genesis 19:31

    “The firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in to us in the way of all the earth.”

  20. Genesis 19:32

    “Come, let’s make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve our father’s family line .””

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.