When Joseph's brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. Cross References Genesis 27:41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob." 1 Samuel 17:28 Now when David's oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. "Why have you come down here?" he asked. "And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart--you have come down to see the battle!" Jeremiah 12:6 Even your brothers--your own father's household--even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you. Treasury of Scripture And when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him. hated him. Genesis 37:5,11,18-24 Genesis 4:5 Genesis 27:41 |