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bruth´ẽr-hood: The rare occurrence of the term (only and ) in contrast with the abundant use of “brother,†“brethren,†seems to indicate that the sense of the vital relation naturally called for the most concrete expression: “the brethren.†But in the abstract is used for the concrete. In the Old Testament the brotherhood of all Israelites was emphasized; but in the New Testament the brotherhood in Christ is a relation so much deeper and stronger as to eclipse the other. See also BROTHER; BRETHREN.