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