Genesis 47:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Nourished

Ruth 4:15

His father

1 Timothy 5:4

According to their families

Genesis 47:1

1 Thessalonians 2:7

General references

Genesis 45:11

Bible References

Nourished

He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. Indeed, your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

His father

Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

For God said:

Honor your father and your mother;

and,

The one who speaks evil of father or mother
must be put to death.

For Moses said:

Honor your father and your mother;

and

Whoever speaks evil of father or mother
must be put to death.

for

the training of the body has a limited benefit,
but godliness is beneficial in every way,
since it holds promise for the present life
and also for the life to come.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to practice godliness toward their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God.

According to their families

So Joseph went and informed Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their sheep and cattle and all that they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in the land of Goshen.”

Although we could have been a burden as Christ’s apostles, instead we were gentle among you, as a nursing mother nurtures her own children.

General references

There I will sustain you, for there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you, your household, and everything you have will become destitute.”’