'Relatives' in the Bible

Now Yahweh said to Abram, "Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.

Abram said to Lot, "Please, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are relatives.

But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."

He said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me in the way to the house of my master's relatives."

but you shall go to my father's house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'

He said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son of my relatives, and of my father's house.

Then will you be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don't give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.'

They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.

Jacob said to them, "My relatives, where are you from?" They said, "We are from Haran."

Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you."

He took his relatives with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead.

Anyone you find your gods with shall not live. Before our relatives, discern what is yours with me, and take it." For Jacob didn't know that Rachel had stolen them.

Now that you have felt around in all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? Set it here before my relatives and your relatives, that they may judge between us two.

Jacob said to his relatives, "Gather stones." They took stones, and made a heap. They ate there by the heap.

Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.

Jacob said, "God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Yahweh, who said to me, 'Return to your country, and to your relatives, and I will do you good,'

They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"

"'None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.

except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,

He said to him, "I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives."

The young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab with her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. They also brought out all her relatives, and they set them outside of the camp of Israel.

It happened, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he struck all the house of Baasha: he didn't leave him a single one who urinates on a wall, neither of his relatives, nor of his friends.

Ascribe to Yahweh, you relatives of the peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!

Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.

Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people, as Mordecai had commanded her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai, like she did when she was brought up by him.

For how can I endure to see the evil that would come to my people? How can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?"

My relatives have gone away. My familiar friends have forgotten me.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.

All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

Son of man, your brothers, even your brothers, the men of your relatives, and all the house of Israel, all of them, [are they] to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Go far away from Yahweh. This land has been given to us for a possession.

Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house."

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name."

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.

Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.

and said to him, 'Get out of your land, and from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.'

Joseph sent, and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.

On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.

For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers' sake, my relatives according to the flesh,

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.