Topic
Sister
29 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.
- Genesis 20:12ISBE
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.
- Genesis 24:60ISBE
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
- Exodus 26:3ISBE
The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
- Exodus 26:6ISBE
And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.
- Leviticus 18:9ISBE
The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
- Numbers 25:18ISBE
For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.
- Job 17:14ISBE
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
- Job 42:11ISBE
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him:…
- Proverbs 7:4ISBE
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
- Song of Songs 4:9ISBE
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
- Song of Songs 5:1ISBE
I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
- Song of Songs 8:8ISBE
¶ We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
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- Ezekiel 1:9 ISBE
- Ezekiel 3:13 ISBE
- Ezekiel 16:45 ISBE
- Ezekiel 23:7 ISBE
- Matthew 12:50 ISBE
- Matthew 13:56 ISBE
- Matthew 19:29 ISBE
- Luke 10:39 ISBE
- Luke 14:26 ISBE
- John 1:13 ISBE
- John 11:1 ISBE
- John 19:25 ISBE
- Acts 23:16 ISBE
- Romans 16:1 ISBE
- 1 Corinthians 7:15 ISBE
- 1 Timothy 5:1 ISBE
- James 2:15 ISBE
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 29 references
sis'-ter ('achoth): Used repeatedly in the Old Testament of a female
(1) having the same parents as another; or
(2) having one parent in common, with another, half-sister (Ge 20:12; Le 18:9), and also
(3) of a female belonging to the same family or clan as another, so a kinswoman (Ge 24:60; Job 42:11);
(4) also of a woman of the same country (Nu 25:18).
(5) Figuratively, the two kingdoms, Israel and Judah, are sisters (Eze 23:7).
(6) Confederate cities are conceived of as sisters (Eze 16:45).
(7) 'Achoth is used of objects which go in pairs, as curtains, each `coupled to its sister' (Ex 26:3,6), and of wings in pairs (Eze 1:9; 3:13);
(8) of virtues or conditions, with which one is closely related: "Say unto wisdom, thou art my sister" (Pr 7:4; compare Job 17:14);
(9) of a lover concerning his spouse, as a term of endearment (So 4:9 f; 5:1 f; 8:8).
In the New Testament, adelphe, used
(1) in sense of physical or blood kinship (Mt 12:50; 13:56; 19:29; Lu 10:39 f; 14:26; Joh 11:1 ff; 19:25; Ac 23:16);
(2) of fellow-members in Christ: "Phoebe, our sister" (Ro 16:1; see also 1Co 7:15; 1Ti 5:1; Jas 2:15);
(3) possibly, of a church, "thy elect sister" (2 Joh 1:13).
Edward Bagby Pollard
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.