Brotherly

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · James Orr and contributors

bruth'-er-li ('ach, "brother"; philadelphia, "brotherly love"): Like a brother in all the large human relationships indicated above; e.g. the early friendly and fraternal alliance between Tyre and Israel as illustrated by "brotherly covenant" between David and Solomon, and Hiram, king of Tyre (2Sa 5:11; 1Ki 5:12), and repudiated in a later generation by the treachery of Tyre (Am 1:9).

See BROTHERLY KINDNESS (LOVE).

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Read “Brotherly” in the 2 dictionaries

BrotherlyEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Source of the article

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2

Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 2.2; historical scholarship originally published in 1915