24 occurrences

'Father in law' in the Bible

And one told Tamar, saying, "Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath, to shear his sheep."

Verse ConceptsSheep ShearingTelling Of Movements

And when they brought her forth, she sent to her father-in-law saying, "By the man unto whom these things pertain, am I with child." And said also, "Look whose are this seal, necklace, and staff."

Verse ConceptsSealsConceptionCordsWho Is The One?

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law again, and said unto him, "Let me go, I pray thee, and turn again unto my brethren which are in Egypt, that I may see whether they be yet alive." And Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace."

Verse ConceptsFathers In LawsReturning to their landLiving OnBrothers in lawgirlfriends

Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done unto Moses and to Israel his people; how that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsOccupationsGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his two sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness: where he had pitched his tent by the mount of God.

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsCamp, Of IsraelIsrael In The WildernessMeeting People

And he sent word to Moses, "I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come to thee; and thy wife also, and her two sons with her."

Verse ConceptsMeeting PeopleTelling Of Movements

And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and did obeisance and kissed him, and they saluted each other and came into the tent.

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingBowingGreetingsKissingKissesSpoken Greetings

And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had happened them by the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.

Verse ConceptsTravelling With GodSuffering, HardshipHard TasksTelling Of GodWhy God Did Things

And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, offered burnt offerings and sacrifices unto God. And Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.

Verse ConceptsAaron, Life EventsBurnt offeringSacrifice, In OtEating Before God

When his father-in-law saw all that he did unto the people, he said, "What is this that thou doest unto the people? Why sittest thou thyself and lettest all the people stand about thee from morning unto even?"

Verse ConceptsActing AloneFrom Morning Till EveningWhat Do You Do?

And Moses said unto his father-in-law, "Because the people came unto me to seek counsel of God.

And his father-in-law said unto him, "It is not well that thou doest.

Verse ConceptsBad SituationsDoing The Right Thing

And Moses heard the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said,

Verse ConceptsObeying PeopleTrust In Relationshipsinvesting

And then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went in to his own land.

Verse ConceptsReturning to their landDispensations

And Moses said unto Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We go unto the place of which the LORD said, 'I will give it you.' Go with us and we will do thee good, for the LORD hath promised good unto Israel."

Verse ConceptsGrace, In OtSaints, As PilgrimsFathers In LawsGod Doing GoodBrothers in law

And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees, with the children of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah that lieth in the South of Arad, and dwelt among the people.

Verse ConceptsFathers In LawsBrothers in law

But Heber the Kenite was removed out of the Kenites, which was of the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and pitched his tent until he was come unto the oak of Zaananim, by Kadesh.

Verse ConceptsBrothersTentsFathers In LawsOaksBrothers in law

And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, kept him that he abode with him three days and so they ate and drank and lodged there.

Verse ConceptsThree DaysFathers In Laws

Howbeit, the man stood up to depart: but his father-in-law compelled him to turn again and to tarry all night there.

Verse ConceptsPeople Who Delayed

And then the man arose to depart with his concubine and his lad. But his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said unto him, "Behold, the day goeth fast away and draweth toward even. Tarry all night: at the least way tarry this day here and let thine heart be merry. And tomorrow get you early upon your way and get thee to thy tent."

Verse ConceptsNightMan's Action Tomorrow

And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child and nigh the birth. And when she heard the tidings of the taking of the ark of God, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed, for her pains came upon her.

Verse ConceptsPregnancyDaughters In LawOther Wives

And she named the child Ichabod saying, "Honour is departed from Israel" - Because the ark of God was taken, and her father-in-law and her husband were dead.

Verse ConceptsPeople With Apt NamesTragedy

and led him away to Annas, first: For he was father-in-law unto Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.

Verse ConceptsFathers, Responsibilities OfFathers In LawsRivers

Bible Theasaurus

Father-In-Law (29 instances)