Topic
Brotherhood
2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Zechariah 11:14ISBE
Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
- 1 Peter 2:17ISBE
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
bruth'-er-hood: The rare occurrence of the term (only Zec 11:14 and 1Pe 2:17) in contrast with the abundant use of "brother," "brethren," seems to indicate that the sense of the vital relation naturally called for the most concrete expression: "the brethren." But in 1Pe 2:17 the abstract is used for the concrete. In the Old Testament the brotherhood of all Israelites was emphasized; but in the New Testament the brotherhood in Christ is a relation so much deeper and stronger as to eclipse the other.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.