REFERENCE SIBLINGS
Genesis 4:1-2, 25 [4:1] And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. [4:2] And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. [4:25] And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. (Adam & Eve's children)
Genesis 4:20-21 [4:20] And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. [4:21] And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. (The children of Lamech & Adah)
Genesis 4:22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. (The children of Zlhah & Lamech)
Genesis 6:10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth . (The children of Noah & his wife)
Genesis 10:25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. (The children of Eber)
Genesis 11:26, 20:2, 20:12 [11:26] And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran . [20:2] And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. [20:12] And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. (The children of Terah)
Genesis 11:29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. (The children of Haran)
Genesis 14:13 [14:13] And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol , and brother of Aner : and these were confederate with Abram.
Genesis 22:20-23 [22:20] And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; [22:21] Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, [22:22] And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. [22:23] And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. (The children of Nahor & Milcah)
Genesis 24:15, 29, 59 [24:15] And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. [24:29] And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. [24:59] And they sent away Rebekah their sister , and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. (The children of Bethuel)
Genesis 25:20, 25-26 [25:20] And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. [25:25] And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. [25:26] And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. (The children of Isaac & Rebekah)
Genesis 28:9, 36:1-3 [28:9] Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. [36:1] Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. [36:2] Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; [36:3] And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. (Ishmael's daughters. Mahalath is called Nebajoth)
Genesis 29:16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. (The children of Laban)
Genesis 29:32-35, 30:5-8, 10-13, 17-24, 35:18-19 [29:32] And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me [29:33] And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. [29:34] And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. [29:35] And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. [30:5] And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. [30:6] And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. [30:7] And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
See above [30:8] And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali . [30:10] And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son. [30:11] And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. [30:12] And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son. [30:13] And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher. And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher. [30:17] And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son. [30:18] And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. [30:19] And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son. [30:20] And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
See above [30:21] And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. [30:22] And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. [30:23] And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: [30:24] And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
See above [35:18] And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. [35:19] And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. (The children of Jacob & his wives)
Genesis 36:4-6 [36:4] And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; [36:5] And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. [36:6] And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. (The children of Esau & his wives)
Genesis 38:2-5 [38:2] And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. [38:3] And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. [38:4] And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. [38:5] And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. (The three sons of Judah & the daughter of Shuah)
Genesis 38:6, 18, 29-30 [38:6] And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar. [38:18] And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. [38:29] And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. [38:30] And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah. (The children of Judah & his daughter-in-law Tamar)
Exodus 6:20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. ( Amram's father & Amram's wife were siblings)
Numbers 26:59 And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. (The children of Amram & Jochebed)
Numbers 27:1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. (The daughters of Zelophehad)
Numbers 31:12, Judges 1:13 [Numbers 32:12] Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD. [Judges 1:13] And Othniel the son of Kenaz , Caleb's younger brother , took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Joshua 2:1, 13 [2:1] And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. [2:13] And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters , and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. (Rahab had brothers & sisters)
Ruth 1:2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. (The children of Elimilech & Naomi)
II Samuel 3:2-5, 12:18, I Chronicles 3:5-9 [II Samuel 3:2] And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; [3:3] And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; [3:4] And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; [3:5] And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron. (Children born in Hebron to David & his wives)
See above [II Samuel 12:18] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? [I Chronicles 3:5] And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel: [3:6] Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, [3:7] And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, [3:8] And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. [3:9] These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. (Children born in Jerusalem to David & his wives)
II Samuel 21:16-22, 1 Chronicles 20:4-5 [21:16] And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. [21:17] But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel. [21:18] And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant. [21:19] And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. [21:20] And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature , that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
See above [21:21] And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him. [21:22] These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. [1 Chronicles 20:4] And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. [20:5] And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam. (There were five giants, (1) Goliath, slain by David, (2) Ishbibenob, slain by Abishai, (3) Saph, also called Sippai, slain by Sibbechai, (4) the Lahmi, the brother of Goliath, slain by Elhanan, and (5) a man of great statue, slain by Jonathan. Perhaps David put five stones in his bag when he met Goliath, because he knew that Goliath had 4 brothers.)
I Kings 20:32-34 [20:32] So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother . [20:33] Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad . Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. [20:34] And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father , I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab , I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. (Perhaps Ahab & Benhadad had the same mother)
I Kings 22:39, II Kings 3:1 [I Kings 22:39] Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [22:40] So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. [II Kings 3:1] Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. (Were Jeroham and Ahaziah brothers or the same person called by different names?)
I Chronicles 2:13-16 [2:13] And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, [2:14] Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, [2:15] Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: [2:16] Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. (Children of Jesse)
I Chronicles 2:16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. (The sons of David's sister Zeruiah)
I Chronicles 4:15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam : and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. (The sons of Caleb)
II Chronicles 11:18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; (Son of David & one of his wives)
Job 42:13-15 [42:13] He had also seven sons and three daughters . [42:14] And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. [42:15] And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. (Children of Job)
Hosea 1:3-9 [1:3] So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. [1:4] And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. [1:5] And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. [1:6] And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. [1:7] But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. [1:8] Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. [1:9] Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. (The children of Hosea & Gomer)
Matthew 4:18 [Matthew 4:18] And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter , and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. [John 21:17] He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. (Simon Peter, son of Jonas, and his brother Andrew)
Matthew 4:21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. (The sons of Zebedee)
Matthew 14:3, Luke 3:1 [Matthew 14:3] For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip 's wife. [Luke 3:1] Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter , the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. (Brothers & sisters of Jesus who were the children of Joseph & his wife Mary)
John 11:1-2 [11:1] Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. [11:2] (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
John 19:25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. (Mary, the wife of Joseph and Mary, the wife of Cleophas were sisters)
Acts 23:16 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. (Paul had a sister)