12 occurrences

'First' in the Bible

The name of the first [is] the Pishon. It went around all the land of Havilah, where [there is] gold.

Verse ConceptsThings Surrounding

And Lamech took to himself two wives. The name of the first [was] Adah, and the name of the second [was] Zillah.

Verse ConceptsPolygamyTwo WomenSecond MarriageRelationships And DatingPatience In Relationships

And the waters {continued to recede} to the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

Verse ConceptsMonth 10VisibilityWaters SubsidingMonths

And it happened that, in the six hundred and first year, in the first [month], on the first [day] of the month, the waters dried up from upon the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked. And behold, the face of the ground was dried up.

Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodMonth 2The Act Of OpeningOpening Walls

And Cush fathered Nimrod. {He was the first on earth to be a mighty warrior}.

Verse ConceptsThe Mighty MenFirst OnesPowerful Individuals

And the first came out red, all {his body} [was] like a hairy coat, so they called his name Esau.

Verse ConceptsBeing FirstOuter GarmentsHairy PeopleRed BodiesTwin BrothersColorHair

Then Jacob said, "Sell me your birthright {first}."

Verse ConceptsBirthrights

Then Jacob said, "Swear to me {first}." And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.

Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanYielding To Temptation

And he put the female slaves and their children first, then Leah and her children next, then Rachel with Joseph last.

Verse ConceptsPartialityOrder Of MarchLast OnesIn Front

And it happened [that] at her labor one [child] put out a hand. And the midwife took [it] and tied a crimson thread on his hand saying, "This [one] came out first."

Verse ConceptsCrimsonBeing FirstMidwifeStretching OutFirstborn SonsCordsRed Cordsstories

And the men were afraid when they were brought into the house of Joseph. And they said "We were brought [here] on account of the money that was returned to our sacks the first time, that he might attack us and fall upon us to take us as slaves with our donkeys."

Verse ConceptsIndeterminate Sums Of MoneyLoss Of DonkeysWhy People Did ThingsFear Of Individuals

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)