Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
Welfare
Is your father well
Bible References
Welfare
Genesis 37:14
Then Jacob said to him, “Please go and see whether everything is all right with your brothers and all right with the flock; then bring word [back] to me.” So he sent him from the Hebron Valley, and he went to Shechem.
Genesis 41:16
Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me [to interpret the dream]; God [not I] will give Pharaoh a favorable answer [through me].”
Exodus 18:7
So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and he bowed down [in respect] and kissed him. They asked each other about their well-being and went into the tent.
Judges 18:15
So they turned in that direction and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.
1 Samuel 17:22
Then David left his provisions in the care of the supply keeper, and ran to the ranks and came and greeted his brothers.
1 Samuel 25:5
So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name;
1 Chronicles 18:10
he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless (congratulate) him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.
Is your father well
Genesis 42:11
We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men, your servants are not spies.”