Bible Verses AboutFamily Reunion
Bible verses about Family Reunion
Family reunions are more than just gatherings; they are echoes of God's intention for unity and love within families, a reflection of the divine family we are invited into through Christ. Scripture illuminates the profound significance of familial bonds, reminding us of the blessings and responsibilities that come with belonging. Exploring Bible verses about family reunions allows us to understand God's heart for reconciliation, forgiveness, and the strengthening of relationships. As we delve into these scriptures, may we be inspired to cherish our family connections, to mend what is broken, and to build a legacy of faith and love that honors God and blesses generations to come.
Most Helpful Verses
Begin with these carefully selected verses that address this topic most directly.
Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Scripture Passages
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth–lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God:
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth–lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.
And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
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.
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken.
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
Reflection
Contemplating Family Reunion
Family reunions, as reflected in these carefully chosen Bible verses, are more than just gatherings; they are echoes of God's own desire for unity and connection within His family. From celebrating heritage and remembering shared history to offering support and reconciliation, these scriptures highlight the spiritual importance of familial bonds. They remind us that family, in its various forms, is a gift meant to be cherished and nurtured. Let these verses serve as inspiration for your next family reunion, encouraging intentional acts of love, forgiveness, and appreciation. Take time to reflect on the strength and resilience of your family, and consider how you can apply these timeless principles to build an even stronger and more God-honoring legacy for generations to come. May your reunion be a testament to the enduring power of family, rooted in faith and overflowing with love.
May these verses about family reunion bring wisdom and guidance to your spiritual journey
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