He had seventy sons, because he had many wives.

Laban said, "Yes, indeed, you are my own flesh and blood." Jacob stayed there a whole month.

David also told them to say to Amasa, "You are my relative. From now on I am putting you in charge of the army in place of Joab. May God strike me dead if I don't!"

All the people of Israel went to David at Hebron and said to him, "We are your own flesh and blood.

for we are members of his body.)

Since the children, as he calls them, are people of flesh and blood, Jesus himself became like them and shared their human nature. He did this so that through his death he might destroy the Devil, who has the power over death,