Genesis 47:12

And Joseph maintained his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to the number of the little ones.

Genesis 45:11

And there will I maintain thee; for yet there are five years of famine; in order that thou be not impoverished, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.

Genesis 47:1

And Joseph came and told Pharaoh and said, My father and my brethren, and their sheep and their cattle, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

Genesis 47:21

And as for the people, he removed them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end of it.

Genesis 47:24

And it shall come to pass in the increase that ye shall give the fifth to Pharaoh, and the four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

Exodus 20:12

Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Ruth 4:15

And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age; for thy daughter-in-law who loves thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has borne him.

Matthew 15:4-6

For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death.

Mark 7:10-13

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.

1 Thessalonians 2:7

but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.

1 Timothy 4:8

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.

1 Timothy 5:4

but if any widow have children or descendants, let them learn first to be pious as regards their own house, and to render a return on their side to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

1 Timothy 5:8

But if any one does not provide for his own, and specially for those of his house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than the unbeliever.

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Summary

And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.

Nourished

According to their families

General references

Bible References

Nourished

Ruth 4:15
And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age; for thy daughter-in-law who loves thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has borne him.

His father

Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Matthew 15:4
For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death.
Mark 7:10
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.
1 Timothy 4:8
for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.
1 Timothy 5:4
but if any widow have children or descendants, let them learn first to be pious as regards their own house, and to render a return on their side to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

According to their families

Genesis 47:1
And Joseph came and told Pharaoh and said, My father and my brethren, and their sheep and their cattle, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
1 Thessalonians 2:7
but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.

General references

Genesis 45:11
And there will I maintain thee; for yet there are five years of famine; in order that thou be not impoverished, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.