Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;

Bible References

The ancients of the people

Jeremiah 26:17
Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to all the assembled people,
Numbers 11:16
The Lord answered Moses, “Bring Me 70 men from Israel known to you as elders and officers of the people. Take them to the tent of meeting and have them stand there with you.
1 Chronicles 24:4
Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than Ithamar’s, they were divided accordingly: 16 heads of ancestral houses were from Eleazar’s descendants, and eight heads of ancestral houses were from Ithamar’s.
Ezekiel 8:11
Seventy elders from the house of Israel were standing before them, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a firepan in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising up.
Ezekiel 9:6
Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, as well as the older women and little children, but do not come near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Matthew 27:1
When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
Acts 4:5
The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem

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