Thematic Bible: Paternal love
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Paternal love » Examples of fathers' love » David
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
Paternal love » Examples of fathers' love » jacob
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive.
Paternal love » Examples of fathers' love » Jairus
Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee , that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.
Paternal love » Examples of fathers' love » Laban
and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.
Paternal love » Examples of fathers' love » Father of the prodigal
And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.