Bible Verses About Kin

But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.

And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.

For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift?

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,

But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.

If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.

But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.

The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.