FAMILY

OF SAINTS

Blessed

Ps 128:3,6

Should be taught God's word

De 4:9,10

Worship God together

1Co 16:19

Be duly regulated

Pr 31:27; 1Ti 3:4,5,12

Live in unity

Ge 45:24; Ps 133:1

Live in mutual forbearance

Ge 50:17-21; Mt 18:21,22

Rejoice together before God

De 14:26

Deceivers and liars should be removed from

Ps 101:7

Warned against departing from God

De 29:18

Punishment of irreligious

Jer 10:25

GOOD, EXEMPLIFIED

Abraham

Ge 18:19

Jacob

Ge 35:2

Joshua

Jos 24:15

David

2Sa 6:20

Job

Job 1:5

Lazarus of Bethany

Joh 11:1-5

Cornelius

Ac 10:2,33

Lydia

Ac 16:15

Jailor of Philippi

Ac 16:31-34

Crispus

Ac 18:8

Lois

2Ti 1:5

See CHILDREN

See HUSBAND

See WIFE

See ORPHAN

See WIDOW

INSTITUTED

Ge 2:23,24

GOVERNMENT OF

Ge 3:16; 18:19; Es 1:20,22; 1Co 7:10; 11:3,7-9; Eph 5:22-24; Col 3:18; 1Ti 3:2,4,5; 1Pe 3:1,6

INFELICITY IN

Pr 11:22; 12:4; 14:1; 15:17; 18:19; 19:13; 21:9,19; 25:24; 27:15,16; 30:21,23

INSTANCES OF INFELICITY IN

Of Abraham, on account of Hagar

Ge 16:5; 21:10,11

Of Isaac, on account of the disagreement between Jacob and Esau

Ge 27:4-46

Of Jacob, the bigamic jealousy between Leah and Rachel

Ge 29:30-34; 30:1-25

Moses and Zipporah

Ex 4:25,26

Elkanah, on account of bigamic feuds

1Sa 1:4-7

David and Michal

2Sa 6:16,20-23

Ahasuerus, on account of Vashti's refusing to appear before his drunken courtiers

Es 1:10-22

PERSIAN, DOMESTIC CUSTOMS

Es 1:10-22

See HAREM

RELIGION OF THE

Ge 12:7,8; 13:3,4; 17:12-14; 18:19; De 4:9,10; 11:19,20; 12:5-7,11,12; Jos 24:15; Ps 101:2; Jer 7:18; Ac 10:1-6,33,44,47,48; 16:25-34; 18:8; 1Co 1:16