He went with His family. They walked toward Jerusalem, and were joined by other families, until great throngs converged from all directions. In the 1,500 years since the Exodus, Israel had not lost its sense of family and the importance of patriarchal responsibility. And to this day, Orthodox Judaism remains patriarchal and family-based. I have a friend who lives in a boarding house, but that is not a family.
Family is organic life flow, common life, kinship, common order, and purpose.
It is a covenant bond that establishes a secure foundation for procreation and mutual support. It is a unity that grows and goes together. Satan hates family. He attacked it in the Garden of Eden, and has done so ever since. He understands that fragmentation weakens and makes vulnerable.