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Those who dwell in a house under one head, including the wife and children, and embracing servants who were usually slaves. Gen. 15: 2, 3; Luke 12: 42; Acts 10: 7; Phil. 4: 22. We read of the baptism of
whole households. Acts 16: 15; 1 Cor. 1: 16. The Lord speaks of His disciples as His household, Matt. 10: 25; and saints are called the 'household of faith,' and the 'household of God.' Gal. 6: 10; Eph. 2: 19.