617 occurrences in 12 translations

'Began' in the Bible

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainCalling upon GodGod, The LordGod, Titles And Names OfActivity Begun

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Verse ConceptsPeople MultiplyingPeople BeginningBuilding Relationships

Noah was 600 years old when water began to flood the earth.

Verse ConceptsBefore The Flood

God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside.

Verse ConceptsFlood, TheCovenant, God's with NoahMemoriesWindAnimals, Care ForDivine RemembranceGod Dispensing WindGod Remembering His PeopleWaters SubsidingNoah's Flood

In the six hundred and first year of Noah's life, during the first month, the flood water began to evaporate from the land. Noah then removed the ark's cover and saw that the surface of the land was drying.

Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodMonth 2The Act Of OpeningOpening Walls

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

Verse ConceptsThe Mighty MenFirst OnesPowerful Individuals

His kingdom began in the region of Shinar with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.

Verse ConceptsBabylonThe Kingdom Of Others

The Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.

Verse ConceptsImagination, Evil SchemingDivine RestraintsUnified PeoplePossibilities For PeopleActivity BegunPossible For PeopleVisualizationLanguageWorking TogetherSuccess And Hard WorkTogethernesstechnologyaccomplishmentimaginationimpossible

As the sun began to set, Abram was overcome with deep sleep, and suddenly a frightening and terrifying darkness descended on him.

Verse ConceptsNightSleep, PhysicalSunsetsOvertaken By DarknessThose Frightened Of GodEclipseSolar Eclipse

So Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and then he got up and went to the place of which God had told him.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamDonkeysMorningAnimals, Types OfRising EarlySplitting WoodFirewoodThose Who Rose EarlyPreparing To TravelSaddling DonkeysTwo Other Men

"I am the servant of Abraham," he began.

Verse ConceptsThis Is Me

Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably. “Who was it then,” he said, “who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it all before you came in, and I blessed him. Indeed, he will be blessed!”

Verse ConceptsTremblingIndividuals TremblingWho Is This?People Blessing

When Esau realized what his father Isaac was saying, he began to wail out loud bitterly. "Bless me," he cried, "even me, too, my father!"

Verse ConceptsResentment, Against PeopleSelf PitySuffering, Emotional Aspects OfVoicesBeing BitterPeople BlessingBitterness

They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesHard Tasks

when seven healthy-looking, well-fed cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds.

Verse ConceptsFatnessSeven AnimalsFat AnimalsAnimals EatingRiver Nile

when seven well-fed, healthy-looking cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsFat AnimalsAnimals EatingRiver Nile

Joseph was 30 years old when he began to serve Pharaoh, king of Egypt, by traveling throughout the land of Egypt, independent from Pharaoh's oversight.

Verse ConceptsThirtyTravelAuthority Delegated To People

And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Eventually, the land of Egypt began to feel the effects of the famine, so the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. "Go see Joseph," Pharaoh announced to all the Egyptians, "and do whatever he tells you to do."

Verse ConceptsRequesting Food

As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of money! When they and their father saw their bags of money, they were afraid.

Verse ConceptsSilverEmptyingIndeterminate Sums Of Money

And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

Verse ConceptsBrothersBeginningSeeking For Concrete ThingsFinding Things

and they said to him, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But Jacob was stunned and his heart almost stopped beating, because he did not believe them.

Verse ConceptsFaintingNot Believing PeopleLiving On

Later, Israel began his journey, taking along everything that he owned, and arrived at Beer-sheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Verse ConceptsRefugeesSacrifice, In Ot

When she opened it and saw the child, the little boy suddenly began crying. Filled with compassion for him, she exclaimed, "This is one of the Hebrew children!"

Verse ConceptsCompassion, Examples OfBabiesThe Act Of OpeningOpening ContainersOthers MourningPeople Showing Mercyempathy

Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and began to draw water and fill the troughs in order to water their father's flock.

Verse ConceptsGirlsSeven ChildrenFathers And Daughters

When the fish that were in the Nile died, the Nile began to stink, so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile. There was blood everywhere in the land of Egypt!

Verse ConceptsTurned To BloodDeath Of CreaturesUnable To Do Other ThingsRiver Nile

So Moses extended his hand toward the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state when the sun began to rise. Now the Egyptians were fleeing before it, but the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesAnger Of God, Examples OfStretching OutDaybreakPeoples Who FledAt Daybreak

But they did not listen to Moses; some kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and began to stink, and Moses was angry with them.

Verse ConceptsInsectsSmellsMaggotsFood DecayingNamed People Angry With Othersworms

Now the people began complaining openly before the Lord about hardship. When the Lord heard, His anger burned, and fire from the Lord blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

Verse ConceptsBalaams Donkeydoubt, results ofFireGrudgesHearingProvoking GodResentment, Against GodAnger Of God, Examples OfDivine DispleasureDispleasureComplaintsFire From HeavenGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Will Be AngryProblem PeopleComplaining

The rabble among them [who followed Israel from Egypt] had greedy desires [for familiar and delicious food], and the Israelites wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

Verse ConceptsMixed MultitudeWhat Foreigners DoMourning In RegretGreedComplaining

And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

Verse ConceptsChastitySelf IndulgenceThey Committed ImmoralityPartyingSexual Immorality

On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,

Verse ConceptsBeyond JordanThe Law Given Through Moses

They began to worship other gods, bowing down to gods they had not known—gods that the Lord had not permitted them to worship.

Verse ConceptsBowingUnknown GodsDifferent GodsWorshiping GodServing God

Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay

Verse ConceptsSouthern Border

Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, ascended to the slope of Jericho on the north, through the hill country westward, and ended at the wilderness of Beth-aven.

Verse ConceptsDeserts, Specificborders

The south side began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border extended westward; it went to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.

Verse ConceptsSouthern Border

After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo became judge and began to deliver Israel. He was from Issachar and lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.

Verse ConceptsDefenseRescueTribes Of Israelgrandfathers

And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Verse ConceptsInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Means OfMoving On

And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

Verse ConceptsContentious WomanBarbersBaldnessKneelingShavingTreacheryKneesSeven Body PartsLong HairNo Strength LeftHairvulnerabilitydreadlocks

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofActing All Night

As the day began to dawn, the woman came and fell down at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was, until full daylight.

Verse ConceptsDaybreakPeople TumblingAt Daybreak

And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

Verse ConceptsThirtyBringing People Out Of Other PlacesKilling Within Israel

And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.

Verse ConceptsThirtyKilling Within Israel

But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

Verse ConceptsLooking Back

Now as she and her two daughters-in-law began to leave the place where she had been living to return to the land of Judah,

Verse ConceptsDaughters In Law

They began to cry loudly again. So Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye, but Ruth remained with her.

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingKissingFarewellsClinging To PeopleMother In Lawsgoodbyes

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

Verse ConceptsVisionDimness Of VisionLying Down To Rest

Eli's daughter-in-law, the wife of Phineas, was pregnant and ready to give birth. When she heard the report about the capture of the Ark of God and that her father-in-law and husband were dead, she crouched down and gave birth, because her labor pains suddenly began.

Verse ConceptsPregnancyDaughters In LawOther Wives

Time went by until 20 years had passed since the ark had been taken to Kiriath-jearim. Then the whole house of Israel began to seek the Lord.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsStaying A Long Time

When they gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out in the Lord’s presence. They fasted that day, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.

Verse ConceptsFasting, Practice OfAssemblyRepentance, Examples OfShrinesFasting, Accompanied ByReligious AwakeningsDrawing WaterPouring WaterJudging IsraelWe Have Sinned

Saul was 30 years old when he began to reign, and he ruled for 42 years over Israel.

Verse ConceptsKingsThirtysaul

Saul waited seven days for the appointment set by Samuel. When Samuel did not arrive at Gilgal, as the people began to scatter from Saul,

Verse ConceptsWeeksSeven DaysPeople WaitingScattering FollowersWaiting For God's Timing

David went to Saul and began to serve him. Saul loved him very much, and he became his armor bearer.

Verse ConceptsArmourWasteArmorbearerThose Who Lovedarmor

The next day an evil spirit sent from God took control of Saul, and he began to rave inside the palace. David was playing the lyre as usual, but Saul was holding a spear,

Verse ConceptsDavid, Abilities Ofevil, victory overHarpsMedicineProphecy, Methods Of OtSpiritsInstrumentalistsMental Illness

When they reported to Saul, he sent other agents, and they also began prophesying. So Saul tried again and sent a third group of agents, and even they began prophesying.

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three Times

The following day hurry down and go to the place where you hid on the day this incident began and stay beside the rock Ezel.

Verse ConceptsWaitingThree DaysHiding From People

Was it to-day that I began to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king charge anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

Verse ConceptsIgnorant Of Facts

Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

Verse ConceptsThirtyThe Number FortyCareers40 To 50 Years

So as Joab began to attack the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew valiant men would be stationed.

Verse ConceptsMan Appointing

Then all the men of Israel began coming to the king. They asked the king, "Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, sneak the king away and help the king and his household cross the Jordan -- and not only him but all of David's men as well?"

All of the men who had accompanied Joab arrived and besieged Sheba in Abel of Beth-maacah. They threw up a siege ramp against the city rampart and began to batter the wall to demolish it.

Verse ConceptsBattering ramsSiegesWallsSiege MoundsPeople Attacking Their Own

Then he turned them over to the custody of the Gibeonites, who hanged them on the mountain in the presence of the LORD. All seven of them died at the same time. They were executed during the first days of harvest, just as the barley began to be gathered in.

Verse ConceptsCriminalsMaternal LoveGrainAutumnPeople Hung To Death

Meanwhile, about this time Haggith's son Adonijah began to seek a reputation for himself and decided, "I'm going to be king!" So he prepared chariots, cavalry, and 50 soldiers to serve as a security detail to guard him.

Verse ConceptsChildren, Bad KidsLove, Abuse OfRashnessRunningSolomon, Life OfWorldly Ambition ExamplesFifties

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

Verse ConceptsBeginningKingsMonthProperty, HousesSolomon, Life OfTypes Of ChristCalendarsMonth 2100 Years And MoreStarting To BuildThe First Temple

And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

Verse ConceptsCityelection, privileges ofJerusalem, Significance OfJerusalem, History Of15 To 20 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of KingsA Place For God's Name

And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.

Asa began to reign as Judah's king during the twentieth year of the reign of Jeroboam as king over Israel.

Verse ConceptsGrandmothers

And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

Verse ConceptsThroneUrinatingDeath Of All MalesKilling Whole FamiliesFamily And Friends

In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

Verse ConceptsSix YearsTen To Fourteen Years

And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 Years

Starting about noon, Elijah began to tease them: "Shout louder! "He's a god, so maybe he's busy. "Maybe he's relieving himself. "Maybe he's busy someplace. "Maybe he's taking a nap and somebody needs to wake him up."

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritHourHumourIronyRidicule, Nature OfSleep, SpiritualFundistractionsawakeningjokingvacation

Ben-hadad received Ahab's response while he was celebrating with his kings in the battle pavilions. "Sound "Battle Stations!'" he ordered, and the army began to prepare their attack.

Verse ConceptsReadinessDrunk Individuals

The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day.

Verse ConceptsWeeksOne Hundred Thousand And MoreThe Seventh Day Of The WeekSeven DaysDay 7Fighting EnemiesNumbers Of Foreigners Killedsyriacredibility

And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of20 To 30 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

And he died according to the word of Jehovah that Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram began to reign in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; for he had no son.

Verse ConceptsWord Of GodKings Of The Northern KingdomList Of Kings Of IsraelWords To Individuals Fulfilled

As soon as the Guild of Prophets who lived adjacent to Jericho saw Elisha, they began to announce, "The spirit of Elijah is at rest on Elisha!" So they came out to meet him and they greeted him by bowing low to the ground in front of him.

Verse ConceptsSchool Of ProphetsSons Of The Prophets

Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen YearsList Of Kings Of IsraelKings of judah

Then he approached the child and lay down with his mouth near the child's, with his eyes near those of the child, and taking the child's hands in his. As Elisha stretched himself on the child, the child's flesh began to grow warm.

Verse ConceptsPersonal ContactLaying On Hands To HealWarmingEyes Cared ForOther References To Mouths

When they served the men, they began to eat the stew. But they cried out, "That pot of stew is deadly, you man of God!" So they couldn't eat the stew.

Verse ConceptsPossibility Of DeathMan Of GodDeath Of A Family MemberWeedcookingpot

Then Elisha looked steadily at Hazael until Hazael grew ashamed, and then the man of God began to cry.

Verse ConceptsembarrassmentWeeping

And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

Verse ConceptsList Of Kings Of Israel

Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsEight Or Nine YearsAge When Crowned

Joram's son Ahaziah began to reign as king of Judah during the twelfth year of the reign of Ahab's son Joram, king of Israel.

Verse ConceptsList Of Kings Of Israel

Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.

Verse ConceptsGrandchildrenOne YearAge When CrownedMothers Of KingsList Of Kings Of Israel

And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.

In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;

Verse ConceptsNumbers ReducingDefeat Of God's People

Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

Verse ConceptsAge When Crowned

In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfThe Number Forty40 To 50 YearsMothers Of Kings

In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

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αἰώνιος 
Aionios 
Usage: 47

חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 142

יאל 
Ya'al 
Usage: 18

יסד 
Y@cud 
Usage: 1

צלל 
Tsalal 
began to be dark , shadowing
Usage: 2

שׁרא 
Sh@re' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

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