'First' in the Bible

The name of the first one is Pishon it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

The flood water continued to recede until the tenth month, when, on the first of that month, the tops of the mountains could be seen.

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.

Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant and farm a vineyard.

Cush fathered Nimrod, who became the first fearless leader throughout the land.

where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the LORD.

The first son came out reddish his entire body was covered with hair so they named him Esau.

Isaac re-excavated some wells that his father had first dug during his lifetime, because the Philistines had filled them with sand after Abraham's death. Isaac renamed those wells with the same names that his father had called them.

Then he said, "Isn't his name rightly called Jacob?" Esau asked. "He has circumvented me this second time. First, he took away my birthright, and now, look how he also stole my blessing." Then he added, "Haven't you reserved a blessing for me?"

I'm unworthy of all your gracious love, your faithfulness, and everything that you've done for your servant. When I first crossed over this river, I had only my staff. But now I've become two groups.

To the first group he said, "When you meet my brother Esau, if he asks, "To whom do you belong? Where are you going? And to whom do these herds belong?'

Then he positioned the women servants and their children first, then Leah and her children next, and then Rachel and Joseph after them.

While she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand, so the midwife grabbed it and tied something scarlet around his hand, observing, "This one came out first."

But those thin, gaunt cows gobbled up the first seven healthy cows!

The men were terrified as they were being taken to Joseph's palace. "It's because of that money that was returned to our sacks the first time we were brought to him," they reasoned. "He's seeking an excuse to attack us, enslave us, and confiscate our donkeys!"

"Your Excellency," they said, "The first time we came here to buy food,