15 occurrences in 13 translations

'First' in the Bible

He had two wives, the first named Hannah and the second Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.

Verse ConceptsTwoMothers, Examples OfChildlessnessTwo WomenNamed WivesWifeKids

If that man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you can take whatever you want for yourself,” the servant would reply, “No, I insist that you hand it over right now. If you don’t, I’ll take it by force!”

Why do ye kick at My sacrifice, and at Mine offering which I commanded in My habitation, and dost honour thy sons above Me, to make yourselves fat from the first part of every offering of Israel, of My people?

Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toFat PeopleKickingPraising Specific PeopleDishonoring God

In that day I will do to Eli everything which I have said about his family, from first to last.

Verse ConceptsBeginningBeginning And End

The name of his first son was Joel and the name of his second Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn SonsJudging Israel

As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you.

Verse ConceptsForsaking GodRejection Of GodDifferent GodsGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us (and he passed on), but stand thou still first, that I may cause thee to hear the word of God.

Verse ConceptsStillnessPeople Going Before

And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesTwenty

Saul's watchmen at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin looked on as the crowd of soldiers seemed to melt away first in one direction and then in another.

Conceptos de los VersículosWatchman

and the people taketh of the spoil of the flock and herd, the first part of the devoted thing, for sacrifice to Jehovah thy God in Gilgal.'

Verse ConceptsAnnihilation

Then he turned from him toward another person and asked the same thing. The people replied to him the same way as the first one had.

Verse ConceptsAnswering People

Was today the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Please don’t let the king make an accusation against your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant didn’t have any idea about all this.”

Verse ConceptsIgnorant Of Facts

So Achish summoned David and said to him, "As surely as the Lord lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you serving with me in the army. I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion of the leaders, you are not reliable.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfGoing Out And Coming In

“But what have I done?” David replied to Achish. “From the first day I was with you until today, what have you found against your servant to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

Verse ConceptsWhat Sin?

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Bible Theasaurus

Commencement (24 instances)
Foremost (17 instances)
Initiative (18 instances)
Leading (178 instances)
Maiden (40 instances)
Offset (3 instances)
Outset (2 instances)
Start (93 instances)

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