Family Verses
God's design for family — love, honor, and commitment that reflect His covenant love.
Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, {were} four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. {valiant...: Heb. sons of valour}
And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.
And these {were} the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, {and} heads of the house of their fathers. {famous...: Heb. men of names}
And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. {Gershon: or, Gershom}
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. {Gershom: or, Gershon}
And these {be} the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
And the sons of Kohath {were}, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these {are} the families of the Levites according to their fathers.