'Sons' in the Bible

And the days of Adam after he fathered Seth were eight hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

And after Seth had fathered Enosh he lived eight hundred and seven years, and fathered sons and daughters.

And after Enosh fathered Kenan he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and fathered sons and daughters.

And after Kenan had fathered Mahalalel, he lived eight hundred and forty years, and fathered sons and daughters.

And after Mahalalel had fathered Jared, he lived eight hundred and thirty years, and fathered sons and daughters.

And after Jared had fathered Enoch, he lived eight hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.

And Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah three hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.

And after Methuselah had fathered Lamech, he lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and fathered sons and daughters.

And after Lamech had fathered Noah he lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and he fathered sons and daughters.

Then the sons of God saw the daughters of humankind, that they [were] beautiful. And they took for themselves wives from all that they chose.

The Nephilim [were] upon the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God went into the daughters of humankind, and they bore children to them.

And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And I will establish my covenant with you, and you must go into the ark--you, and your sons, and your wife, and the wives of your sons with you.

And Noah and his sons and his wife, and the wives of his sons with him, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.

On this same day, Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and the wife of Noah and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the ark,

"Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

So Noah went out, with his sons and his wife, and the wives of his sons with him.

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

And God said to Noah and to his sons with him,

Now the sons of Noah who came out of the ark [were] Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham [was] the father of Canaan.)

These three [were] the sons of Noah, and from these {the whole earth was populated}.

These [are] the generations of the sons of Noah--Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Children were born to them after the flood.

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

And the sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

And the sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

And to Eber two sons were born. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother [was] Joktan.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these [were] the sons of Joktan.

These [are] the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, and according to their nations.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations [and] in their nations. And from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.

And Shem lived five hundred years after he fathered Arphaxad, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

And Arphaxad lived four hundred and three years after he fathered Shelah, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

And Shelah lived four hundred and three years after he fathered Eber, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

And Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after he fathered Peleg, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

And Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he fathered Reu, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

And Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he fathered Serug, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

And Serug lived two hundred years after he fathered Nahor, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

And Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years after he fathered Terah, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

Then the men said to Lot, "Who [is] here with you? Bring out from the place [your] sons-in-law, and your sons and your daughters, and all who [are] with you in the city.

And Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

And the sons of Midian [were] Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All of these [were] the children of Keturah.

But to the sons of Abraham's concubines Abraham gave gifts. And while he [was] still living he sent them away eastward, [away] from his son Isaac, to the land of the east.

And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite, that [was] east of Mamre,

And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names according to their family records. The firstborn of Ishmael [was] Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

These [are] the sons of Ishmael, and these [are] their names by their villages and by their encampments--12 leaders according to their tribes.

Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you; Be lord of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. Cursed be those cursing you, and blessed be those blessing you."

And she conceived again and gave birth to a son. Then she said, "Now this time my husband will be joined to me, for I have borne him three sons." Therefore, she called his name Levi.

And Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good gift. This time my husband will acknowledge me, because I bore him six sons." And she called his name Zebulun.

But that day he removed the streaked and spotted male goats and all the speckled and spotted female goats, all that [had] white on it, and every dark-colored ram, and {put them in the charge of his sons}.

Now he heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, "Jacob has taken all that our father has," and "From that which [was] our father's he has gained all this wealth."

For all the wealth that God has taken away from our father, it belongs to us and to our sons. So now, all that God has said to you, do."

And he bought a piece of land where he pitched his tent for one hundred pieces of money from the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem.

And Jacob heard that Dinah his daughter had been defiled, but his sons were with his flocks in the field. And Jacob kept silent until they came.

And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard [it]. And the men were distressed and very angry because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by having sexual relations with the daughter of Jacob--{something that} should not be done.

Then the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor speaking deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

And it happened [that] on the third day, while they were in pain, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, each took his sword and came against the unsuspecting city and killed all the males.

The [other] sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

Then they set out on their journey, and the terror of God was upon the cities that [were] all around them, so that they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

The sons of Leah: The firstborn of Jacob [was] Reuben. Then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

The sons of Bilhah, the female servant of Rachel: Dan and Naphtali.

The sons of Zilpah, the female servant of Leah: Gad and Asher. These [were] the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-Aram.

And Isaac passed away and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

and Oholibamah bore Jeush and Jalam, and Korah. These [are] the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

And Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters, and all the persons of his household, and his sheep and goats, and all his cattle, and all the goods that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to a land away from his brother Jacob.

These [are] the names of the sons of Esau: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

(Now Timnah was the concubine of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. And she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These [are] the sons of Adah, the wife of Esau.

Now these [are] the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These [are] the sons of Basemath, the wife of Esau.

Now these [are] the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon, the wife of Esau: She bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

These [are] the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: the chiefs of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These [are] the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These [are] the sons of Adah.

Now these [are] the sons Reuel, the son of Esau: the chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These [are] the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These [are] the sons of Basemath, the wife of Esau.

Now these [are] the sons of Oholibamah, the wife of Esau: the chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These [are] the chiefs born of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the wife of Esau.

These [are] the sons of Esau, and these [are] their chiefs (that [is], Edom).

These [are] the sons of Seir, the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These [are] the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.

And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. And Lotan's sister [was] Timna.

Now these [are] the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Now these [are] the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah--he [is] Anah who found the hot springs in the desert while he pastured the donkeys of Zibeon his father.

Now these [are] the sons of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

Now these [are] the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

These [are] the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

These [are] the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being] seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers. Now he [was] a helper with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, the wives of his father. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father.

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, for he [was] a son of his old age. And he made a robe with long sleeves for him.

And all his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he refused to be consoled. And he said, "No, I shall go down to my son, to Sheol, mourning." And his father wept for him.

Before the years of famine came, Asenath, daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore two sons to him.

When Jacob realized that there was grain in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"

Then the sons of Israel went to buy grain amid those [other people] who went [as well], for there was famine in the land of Canaan.

We all are sons of one man. We [are] honest [men]. We, your servants, are not spies."

Then they said, "We, your servants, [are] twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, but behold, the youngest [is] with our father today, and one is no more."

We [are] twelve brothers, the sons of our father. One is no more and the youngest [is] with our father now in the land of Canaan.'

Then Reuben said to his father, "You may kill my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hand and I myself will return him to you."

Then your servant, my father, said to us, 'You yourselves know that my wife bore two sons to me.

And the sons of Israel did so. And Joseph gave them wagons at the word of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.

So Jacob arose from Beersheba. And the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to transport him.