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'Sons' in the Bible

And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said; and he took the land of the three sons of Anak, driving them out from there.

Verse ConceptsThree ChildrenGiants

And they took as wives the daughters of these nations and gave their daughters to their sons, and became servants to their gods.

And he said, They were my brothers, my mother's sons: by the life of the Lord, if you had kept them safe, I would not put you to death.

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenRestraints From Killinggideon

Gideon had seventy sons, the offspring of his body; for he had a number of wives.

Verse ConceptsPolygamySeventiesgideon

Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.

Verse ConceptsBodySeventySame Bone And FleshSeventies

Then he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and put his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, to death on the same stone; however, Jotham, the youngest, kept himself safe by going away to a secret place.

Verse ConceptsCriminalsThe Youngest ChildBeing Killed By A RockHiding From PeopleSole SurvivorsSeventiesKilling BrothersHalf brothersanniversary

And you have gone against my father's family this day, and have put to death his sons, even seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his servant-wife, king over the townsmen of Shechem because he is your brother;)

Verse ConceptsConcubinesIngratitudeBeing Killed By A RockMaking KingsSeventiesKilling Brothers

So that punishment for the violent attack made on the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and for their blood, might come on Abimelech, their brother, who put them to death, and on the townsmen of Shechem who gave him their help in putting his brothers to death.

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Nature OfSeventiesKilling Brothers

And he had thirty sons, who went on thirty young asses; and they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are named Havvoth-Jair to this day.

Verse ConceptsBackThirtyGiven Names To This DayMultitudes Of Donkeys

And Gilead's wife gave birth to sons, and when her sons became men, they sent Jephthah away, saying, You have no part in the heritage of our father's house, for you are the son of another woman.

Verse ConceptsHalf brothers

Then Jephthah came back to his house in Mizpah, and his daughter came out, meeting him on his way with music and with dances; she was his only child; he had no other sons or daughters.

Verse ConceptsdanceDancingLeisure, And PastimesMusical Instruments, types ofVirginChildren, Good Examples OfThe Only ChildMeeting PeopleMusic To CelebrateOnly Child Of Peopleprepping

He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersClansThirtySeven YearsTaking A Wife

He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.

Verse ConceptsBackThirtyEight Or Nine YearsFortiesSeventiesMultitudes Of Donkeys

And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and family gods and put one of his sons in the position of priest.

Verse ConceptsephodsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesShrinesConsecration

And the Levite said he would make his living-place with the man, and he became to him as one of his sons.

Verse ConceptsAdoption

(And the children of Dan put up the pictured image for themselves; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites till the day when the ark was taken prisoner.)

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesExile In Prospect

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