24 Bible Verses about Half brothers

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

He went to his father's house at Ophrah. There on top of a single stone he killed his seventy brothers, Gideon's sons. Gideon's youngest son Jotham hid and therefore was not killed.

Jephthah was a brave soldier from Gilead. He was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was his father. They had other sons by his wife, and when they grew up, they forced Jephthah to leave home. They told him: You will have no inheritance from our father for you are the son of another woman.

The child grew and was weaned. Abraham held a big feast on the day Isaac was weaned. Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was laughing in mockery.

He had many wives and seventy sons. He also kept a concubine in Shechem. She bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

Gideon's son Abimelech went to the town of Shechem. All his mother's relatives lived there. He told them: Ask the men of Shechem: 'Which is better for you. To have all seventy of Gideon's sons govern you or to have just one man? Remember that Abimelech is your own flesh and blood.' His mother's relatives talked to the men of Shechem about this for him. The men of Shechem decided to follow Abimelech because: He is our relative.read more.
They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men to join him. He went to his father's house at Ophrah. There on top of a single stone he killed his seventy brothers, Gideon's sons. Gideon's youngest son Jotham hid and therefore was not killed. All the men of Shechem and Bethmillo got together and went to the sacred oak tree at Shechem, where they made Abimelech king.

This is the story of Jacob and his descendants. Joseph was a seventeen-year-old young man. He took care of the flocks with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph told his father about the bad things his brothers were doing.

Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. There a group of worthless men joined with him and they went around together.

Jonadab son of David's brother Shimea, said: Do not think that all the young men are dead. They have not killed all the king's sons. Only Amnon is dead. Absalom decided to do this the day his half brother raped his sister Tamar.

They had other sons by his wife, and when they grew up, they forced Jephthah to leave home. They told him: You will have no inheritance from our father for you are the son of another woman.

Jephthah answered: You hated me so much that you forced me to leave my father's house. Why have you come to me now that you are in trouble?

After him were working their brothers, Bavvai, the son of Henadad, ruler of half the division of Keilah.

Thus God paid Abimelech back for the crime that he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers.

But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.

Is this the carpenter, the son of Mary, brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us? He offended them.

His mother and brother tried to come to him but could not because of the crowd.

For his brothers did not express active faith in him.

When his brothers left he secretly went to the feast.

His brothers said to him: Leave here and go to Judea. That way your disciples also may see the works that you do.

They all continued united in earnest prayer. The women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers were also there.

Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:33) (Daniel 2:44) (Revelation 11:15) (Psalm 37:10,29) (Acts 24:15)

His mother and his brother were standing nearby. They sent for him.

He, his mother, brothers and disciples traveled to Capernaum. They stayed there many days.

Sir, I am your slave. Please let me stay here in place of Benjamin. Please let him return home with his brothers.