39 Bible Verses about grandfathers

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Remember the days of old. Think about all the past generations. Ask your fathers to remind you, and your elders to tell you.

However if they confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors and the treacherous things they did to oppose me,

Jehovah said to Jacob: Go back to the land of your ancestors and to your relatives. I will be with you.

What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel: 'The fathers eat sour grapes, but the children's teeth are set on edge?'

There was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the mountains of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah. He was the son of Jeroham son of Elihu son of Tohu son of Zuph an Ephraimite.

Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived one hundred and thirty-seven years.

Saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep [in death], all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

I will not do it in your lifetime, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.

I have called Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.

Jehovah was standing above the stairway. He proclaimed: I am Jehovah, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give the land on which you are lying to you and your descendants.

The overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the music-makers, who was over the business of the house of God.

You could have killed anyone in my entire family. Instead you seated me with those who eat at your table. I no longer have the right to complain to my lord the king.

David replied: Do not be afraid. I will be kind to you for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will give you back all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul. You will always be welcome at my table.

He was still in the loins of his ancestor (not yet born) when Melchizedek met him.

Daniel was brought before the king. The king spoke to Daniel: Are you that Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah?

But they answered: No! The ancestor of our clan, Jonadab son of Rechab, made a rule that we must obey. He said: 'Do not ever drink wine

Then Jacob prayed: O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, O Jehovah, you said to me: 'Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you.'

Let your ear now take note and let your eyes be open. Please give ear to the prayer of your servant. At this time, day and night I pray for the children of Israel, your servants. I put before you the sins of the children of Israel that we have done against you: truly, my father's people and I are sinners.

When that time comes people will no longer say: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and their children's teeth are set on edge.'

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.

I swear to you that I will cause someone from your own family to bring trouble to you. You will see it when I take your wives from you and give them to another man. He will have intercourse with them in broad daylight.

One day, David thought: I wonder if any of Saul's family is still alive. If they are I will be kind to them. This is because I made a promise to Jonathan.

O you king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.

After Abimelech died Tola, the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo, came to save Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar and lived at Shamir in the mountains of Ephraim.

Come, let us get our father drunk. Then we can sleep with him and have children by him.

They rush to the city. They run on the wall. They climb into the houses. They enter in at the windows like a thief.

For David's sake Jehovah his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising Abijam a son to rule after him to keep Jerusalem secure.

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