Quotes about Fathers
These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.
- Numbers 1:16
The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers.
- Numbers 1:47
not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.
- Numbers 14:23
how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,
- Numbers 20:15
“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
- Numbers 26:2
Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
- Numbers 26:55
This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
- Numbers 32:8
For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
- Numbers 32:9
Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.
- Numbers 32:14
But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our allotted inheritance would be taken away.
- Numbers 36:3
No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
- Numbers 36:7
May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.
- Deuteronomy 1:11