Genesis 37:4

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Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them. They hated Joseph and couldn’t speak to him on friendly terms.

Cross References

Genesis 27:41

So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing that his father had given him. Esau said to himself, “The time to mourn for my father is near. Then I’ll kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 37:11

So his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about these things.

Genesis 37:5

Joseph had a dream and when he told his brothers, they hated him even more.

Genesis 4:5

but he didn’t approve of Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry and was disappointed.

Genesis 49:23

Archers provoked him, shot at him, and attacked him.

Psalm 38:19

My mortal enemies are growing stronger. Many hate me for no reason.

Psalm 69:4

Those who hate me for no reason outnumber the hairs on my head. Those who want to destroy me are mighty. They have no reason to be my enemies. I am forced to pay back what I did not steal.

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your relatives and members of your father’s household betray you. They have also formed a mob to find you. Don’t trust them when they say good things about you.

Mark 3:25

And if a household is divided against itself, that household will not last.

Titus 3:3

Indeed, we, too, were once stupid, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures. We were mean and jealous. We were hated, and we hated each other.

1 John 2:11

Those who hate other believers are in the dark and live in the dark. They don’t know where they’re going, because they can’t see in the dark.

1 John 3:10

This is the way God’s children are distinguished from the devil’s children. Everyone who doesn’t do what is right or love other believers isn’t God’s child.

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain. He was a child of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain murder his brother? Because the things Cain did were evil and the things his brother did had God’s approval.

1 John 4:20

Whoever says, “I love God,” but hates another believer is a liar. People who don’t love other believers, whom they have seen, can’t love God, whom they have not seen.

1 Samuel 17:28

Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard David talking to the men. Then Eliab became angry with David. “Why did you come here,” he asked him, “and with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how overconfident and headstrong you are. You came here just to see the battle.”