76 occurrences

'Brother' in the Bible

and now, cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainHuman Blood ShedOther References To Mouths

'And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man;

Verse ConceptsGuardiansCapital PunishmentResponsibility For Blood ShedDeath Penalty For KillingRelation Of Animals To ManAnimals Having A SoulThe RainbowPetsaccounting

As to Shem, father of all sons of Eber, brother of Japheth the elder, he hath also begotten:

Verse ConceptsAncestors

And one who is escaping cometh and declareth to Abram the Hebrew, and he is dwelling among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner, and they are Abram's allies.

Verse ConceptsAlliancesAbraham, Characteristics OfAllegiancesOaksOthers Who FledTelling Of Happenings

And Abram heareth that his brother hath been taken captive, and he draweth out his trained domestics, three hundred and eighteen, and pursueth unto Dan.

Verse ConceptsSkillViolenceWarfare, Strategies InAbraham, Testing And VictoryBodyguardsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveBorn In One's HouseOvercoming Adversitytraining

and he bringeth back the whole of the substance, and also Lot his brother and his substance hath he brought back, and also the women and the people.

Verse ConceptsRestoring ThingsTaking Other People

hath not he himself said to me, She is my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He is my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.'

Verse ConceptsMisrepresentationPlea Of Innocence

and it cometh to pass, when God hath caused me to wander from my father's house, that I say to her, This is thy kindness which thou dost with me: at every place whither we come, say of me, He is my brother.'

Verse ConceptsLoyaltyTentsWanderers

and to Sarah he hath said, 'Lo, I have given a thousand silverlings to thy brother; lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee;' and by all this she is reasoned with.

Verse ConceptsCoveringSilverA Thousand ThingsMan VindicatesSpecific Sums Of MoneyPeople Giving Other Things

And it cometh to pass after these things that it is declared to Abraham, saying, 'Lo, Milcah hath borne, even she, sons to Nahor thy brother:

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Testing And Victory

Huz his first-born, and Buz his brother; and Kemuel father of Aram,

Verse ConceptsFirstbornFirstborn Sons

and Bethuel hath begotten Rebekah;' these eight hath Milcah borne to Nahor, Abraham's brother;

Verse ConceptsEight People

And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham) is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder,

Verse ConceptsShouldersequipping, physicalWater ContainersWhile Still SpeakingCarrying Other Loads

And Rebekah hath a brother, and his name is Laban, and Laban runneth unto the man who is without, unto the fountain;

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Running

and I bow, and do obeisance before Jehovah, and I bless Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, who hath led me in the true way to receive the daughter of my lord's brother for his son.

Verse ConceptsBowing Heads Before GodGod Has GuidedBlessed Be God!

and the servant taketh out vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and giveth to Rebekah; precious things also he hath given to her brother and to her mother.

Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumandowryBetrothalGoldMarriage, Customs ConcerningOrnamentsMarriage, The BrideCosmeticsPresentsPeople Giving ClothesJewelleryjewelry

and her brother saith -- her mother also -- 'Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days, afterwards doth she go.'

Verse ConceptsTen Or More DaysPeople Who Delayed

and afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau's heel, and one calleth his name Jacob; and Isaac is a son of sixty years in her bearing them.

Verse ConceptsHeelsGraspingPeople With Apt NamesTwin Brothers

and Rebekah hath spoken unto Jacob her son, saying, 'Lo, I have heard thy father speaking unto Esau thy brother, saying,

And Jacob saith unto Rebekah his mother, 'Lo, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I a smooth man,

Verse ConceptsSkinSmoothnessHairy PeopleSmooth

And he hath not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him,

Verse ConceptsHairy PeopleNot Recognising PeoplePeople Who Blessed Others

And it cometh to pass, as Isaac hath finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob is only just going out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother hath come in from his hunting;

Verse ConceptsGoing Outside

and he saith, 'Thy brother hath come with subtilty, and taketh thy blessing.'

Verse ConceptsInjustice, Examples OfPeople BlessingThose Who Deceived

and by thy sword dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve; and it hath come to pass when thou rulest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck.'

Verse ConceptsNecksRestlessnessYokesSubjectionServing IndividualsPeople Releasing Othersdominion

And the words of Esau her elder son are declared to Rebekah, and she sendeth and calleth for Jacob her younger son, and saith unto him, 'Lo, Esau thy brother is comforting himself in regard to thee -- to slay thee;

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleTelling What People Said

and now, my son, hearken to my voice, and rise, flee for thyself unto Laban my brother, to Haran,

Verse ConceptsPay Attention To People!

rise, go to Padan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, thy mother's father, and take for thyself from thence a wife, of the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother;

Verse ConceptsMarrying RelativesTaking A WifeFathers And Daughters

And Isaac sendeth away Jacob, and he goeth to Padan-Aram, unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, brother of Rebekah, mother of Jacob and Esau.

Verse ConceptsJacob, Life And Character Of

and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

Verse ConceptsRollingPossessing Sheep

and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he is her father's brother, and that he is Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareth to her father.

Verse ConceptsRunning With NewsRelatives

And Laban saith to Jacob, 'Is it because thou art my brother that thou hast served me for nought? declare to me what is thy hire.'

Verse ConceptsBeing FairNegotiationServants, Working Conditions OfWagesFree Of Charge

And Jacob sendeth messengers before him unto Esau his brother, towards the land of Seir, the field of Edom,

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessenger

And the messengers turn back unto Jacob, saying, 'We came in unto thy brother, unto Esau, and he also is coming to meet thee, and four hundred men with him;'

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutFour To Five HundredMeeting PeopleFour And Five Hundred

Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I am fearing him, less he come and have smitten me -- mother beside sons;

Verse ConceptsRest, PhysicalKilling Whole FamiliesFear Of IndividualsPeople Attacking Their OwnMotherhood

And he lodgeth there during that night, and taketh from that which is coming into his hand, a present for Esau his brother:

Verse ConceptsGrain OfferingStaying Temporarily

And he commandeth the first, saying, 'When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and hath asked thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?

Verse ConceptsAskingWho Is This?Where To?

And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,

Verse ConceptsBowingSevenSalutationsSeven TimesIn Front

And Esau saith, 'I have abundance, my brother, let it be to thyself that which thou hast.'

Verse ConceptsNot Receiving

And God saith unto Jacob, 'Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.'

Verse ConceptsFugitivesAppearances Of God In OtCommemorationSpeech, DivineWorship, Places OfBuilding AltarsGod AppearingBethel The House Of GodLiving In The Land

and he buildeth there an altar, and proclaimeth at the place the God of Bethel: for there had God been revealed unto him, in his fleeing from the face of his brother.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesBuilding AltarsGod AppearingAltars

And Esau taketh his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance which he hath acquired in the land of Canaan, and goeth into the country from the face of Jacob his brother;

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesPeople Parting

And Judah saith unto his brethren, 'What gain when we slay our brother, and have concealed his blood?

Verse ConceptsHiding Sins

Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he is our brother -- our flesh;' and his brethren hearken.

Verse ConceptsCommerceSame Bone And Flesh

and Onan knoweth that the seed is not reckoned his; and it hath come to pass, if he hath gone in unto his brother's wife, that he hath destroyed it to the earth, so as not to give seed to his brother;

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningSemenNot GivingPeople With General KnowledgesexSeedsSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

And it cometh to pass as he draweth back his hand, that lo, his brother hath come out, and she saith, 'What! thou hast broken forth -- on thee is the breach;' and he calleth his name Pharez;

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening The WombPeople With Apt Names

and afterwards hath his brother come out, on whose hand is the scarlet thread, and he calleth his name Zarah.

Verse ConceptsCordsRed Cords

and Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob hath not sent with his brethren, for he said, 'Lest mischief meet him.'

Verse ConceptsPartialityFear Of Other Things

by this ye are proved: Pharaoh liveth! if ye go out from this -- except by your young brother coming hither;

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest Child

send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and ye, remain ye bound, and let your words be proved, whether truth be with you: and if not -- Pharaoh liveth! surely ye are spies;'

Verse ConceptsPrisonersSpyingPeople Sending People

and your young brother ye bring unto me, and your words are established, and ye die not;' and they do so.

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest Child

And they say one unto another, 'Verily we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'

Verse ConceptsGuilty ConsciencesGuilt, Human Aspects OfAfflicted Saints, Examples OfFound GuiltyPeople Without MercyWhy It HappenedHuman Awareness Of Guilt

and bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye are not spies, but ye are right men; your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land.'

Verse ConceptsTradeThe Youngest ChildSpyingReinstating People

and he saith, 'My son doth not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he by himself is left; when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my grey hairs in sorrow to sheol.'

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfGrave, TheLove, And The WorldUnhappinessParental LoveAfflicted To DeathGreySole SurvivorsDeath Of Unnamed Individuals

And Judah speaketh unto him, saying, 'The man protesting protested to us, saying, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you;

Verse ConceptsNot With People

if thou art sending our brother with us, we go down, and buy for thee food,

Verse ConceptsGoing Together

and if thou art not sending -- we do not go down, for the man said unto us, Ye do not see my face without your brother being with you.'

Verse ConceptsNot With People

And Israel saith, 'Why did ye evil to me, by declaring to the man that ye had yet a brother?'

Verse ConceptsPeople Actually Doing Evil

and they say, 'The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular QuestionsAnswering PeopleNot Knowing The FutureLiving On

'And take your brother, and rise, turn back unto the man;

Verse ConceptsGoing Together

and God Almighty give to you mercies before the man, so that he hath sent to you your other brother and Benjamin; and I, when I am bereaved -- I am bereaved.'

Verse ConceptsGod, Power OfBereavementPeople Showing MercyPeople Releasing Others

And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and saith, 'Is this your young brother, of whom ye have spoken unto me?' and he saith, 'God favour thee, my son.'

Verse ConceptsCourteousnessDivine FavourSalutationsThe Youngest ChildSeeing PeopleMothers And Sons

And Joseph hasteth, for his bowels have been moved for his brother, and he seeketh to weep, and entereth the inner chamber, and weepeth there;

Verse ConceptsHousesPrivacySuffering, Emotional Aspects OfPartialityBowelsHasty ActionPrivate Rooms

My lord hath asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father or brother?

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular Questions

and we say unto my lord, We have a father, an aged one, and a child of old age, a little one; and his brother died, and he is left alone of his mother, and his father hath loved him.

Verse ConceptsChildren, needs ofJacob, Life And Character OfPrejudiceSole SurvivorsDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsThose Who LovedExamples Of Love For Children

and thou sayest unto thy servants, If your young brother come not down with you, ye add not to see my face.

Verse ConceptsNot With People

and we say, We are not able to go down; if our young brother is with us, then we have gone down; for we are not able to see the man's face, and our young brother not with us.

Verse ConceptsNot With People

And Joseph saith unto his brethren, 'Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, 'I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;

Verse ConceptsThis Is MeIdentity

And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth which is speaking unto you;

Verse ConceptsThis Is MeSeeing People

And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;

Verse ConceptsNecksSalutations

And his father refuseth, and saith, 'I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;'

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest ChildPeople With General KnowledgeRules About Young People

Bible Theasaurus

Brother (439 instances)
Comrade (14 instances)
Kinsman (27 instances)
Match (10 instances)