Scripture promotes the love of family, home and country and contains many examples of such love.

Proverbs 13:24

Parental love

Ephesians 6:4

Aspects of parental love

See also

Deuteronomy 6:7
2 Corinthians 12:14
Colossians 3:21
1 Timothy 3:4
2 Timothy 3:15
Genesis 21:16

Examples of maternal love

Exodus 2:3

Hagar

Judges 5:28
1 Samuel 2:19

Moses' mother

2 Samuel 21:10
1 Kings 3:26; 17:18

Hannah

2 Kings 4:20,27
Matthew 15:22

The Shunammite:

Luke 2:48; 7:12-13

pp Mk 7:26

John 19:25

the widow of Nain

Genesis 22:2

Examples of paternal love

Genesis 31:28; 37:35; 42:38

Abraham

2 Samuel 12:16; 13:39
Mark 5:23

David:

pp Lk 8:41-42

Jairus

Exodus 20:12

Love for parents

1 Timothy 5:4

See also

Genesis 46:29
Leviticus 19:3
Judges 11:36

Joseph

1 Samuel 22:3
1 Kings 19:20

David

Jeremiah 35:8
Matthew 15:4

Elisha

Luke 2:51
John 19:26-27

pp Mk 7:10

Ephesians 6:1
Colossians 3:20
Genesis 34:7; 45:14-15

Other instances of family love

Ruth 1:16-17
2 Samuel 13:22

Joseph and his brothers

Esther 2:7,11

Mordecai and Esther:

Genesis 31:30; 49:29; 50:25

Love of home and country

Numbers 10:30

Examples of love of home

Ruth 1:6
2 Samuel 10:12; 19:37; 23:15
Nehemiah 4:14
Psalms 122:6; 137:5-6

See also

Exhortations to patriotism

2 Samuel 1:20
Esther 4:8
Jeremiah 51:50
1 Samuel 17:26; 27:8-10
Nehemiah 1:3-4; 2:5

Examples of patriotism

Esther 8:6
Psalms 137:1
Jeremiah 51:51
Romans 9:3

See also

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5056 rest
5340 house
5665 children, attitudes towards
5685 fathers, responsibilities
5719 mothers, responsibilities
5731 parents
8213 confidence
8234 doctrine
8778 materialism
8848 worldliness
8848 worldliness