Thematic Bible: Signifies
Thematic Bible
Brother » Signifies » A companion
“I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
You have been a good friend to me.
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Than the love of women.
And he laid the body in his own grave, and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!”
Now the men took it as a good omen, and quickly understanding his meaning said, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad lives.” Then the king said, “Go, bring him.” Then Ben-hadad came out to him, and Ahab had him come up into the chariot.
Brother » Signifies » Mankind
For your lifeblood I will most certainly require an accounting; from every animal [that kills a person] I will require it. And from man, from every man’s brother [that is, anyone who murders] I will require the life of man.
Everyone who hates (works against) his brother [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer [by God’s standards]; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
Brother » Signifies » A neighbor
“You shall not detest an Edomite, for he is your brother [Esau’s descendant]. You shall not detest an Egyptian, because you were a stranger (resident alien, foreigner) in his land.
And the sons of Israel felt sorry [and had compassion] for their brother Benjamin and said, “One tribe has been cut off from Israel today.
I thought it over and then challenged the nobles and the rulers. I said to them, “You are exacting usury (excessive interest) from your own brother (relative).” So I held a great assembly to confront them.
Brother » Signifies » Any israelite
that every man should let his Hebrew slaves, male and female, go free, so that no one should make a slave of a Jew, his brother.
“Because of the violence you did against your brother Jacob,
Shame shall cover you [completely],
And you shall be cut off forever.
Brother » Signifies » A relative,
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, and also the women, and the people.
Jacob told Rachel he was her father’s relative, Rebekah’s son; and she ran and told her father.