19 occurrences

'Brother' in the Bible

The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan. (Jether died without having sons.)

The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother: His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Kelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

Maacah, Makir's wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

The sons of his brother Shemer: Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

Verse ConceptsThirtyThree To Four Hundred

The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem,

Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,

Jediael son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before Joab's brother Abishai and withdrew into the city. Joab went back to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsPeoples Who Fled

There was another battle with the Philistines in which Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear had a shaft as big as the crossbeam of a weaver's loom.

Verse ConceptsCraftsmenSpearsGiants

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.

The brother of Micah: Isshiah. Zechariah from the sons of Isshiah.

and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the Lord's temple.

The fourth, assigned the fourth month, was Asahel, brother of Joab; his son Zebadiah succeeded him. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

Elihu, a brother of David, led Judah, Omri son of Michael led Issachar,

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

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