'Began' in the Bible

And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people began to worship the Lord.

When humankind began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,

Noah, a man of the soil, began to plant a vineyard.

Cush was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.

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

Isaac began to shake violently and asked, "Then who else hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it just before you arrived, and I blessed him. He will indeed be blessed!"

Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep loudly.

Now Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by Pharaoh and was in charge of all the land of Egypt.

Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. There was famine in all the other lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.

Then the man searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack!

So Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. When he came to Beer Sheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.