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'Groups' in the Bible

Every living creature, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything that moves on the earth went out of the ark in their groups.

Their inheritance must be apportioned by lot among the larger and smaller groups.

Then the heads of the family groups of the Gileadites, the descendant of Machir, the descendant of Manasseh, who were from the Josephite families, approached and spoke before Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families.

So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.

Verse ConceptsCommanderWisdom, Human ImportanceHuman Authority, Nature OfTen PeopleFiftiesOne HundredA Thousand People

The next day Saul placed the people in three groups. They went to the Ammonite camp during the morning watch and struck them down until the hottest part of the day. The survivors scattered; no two of them remained together.

Verse ConceptsAmmonitesdefeatHeatNoonScattering The PeoplesThree GroupsSurvivors ThreatenedTwo People

Raiding bands went out from the camp of the Philistines in three groups. One band turned toward the road leading to Ophrah by the land of Shual;

Verse ConceptsThree GroupsNations Attacking Israel

When Jezebel was killing the Lord's prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in two caves in two groups of fifty. He also brought them food and water.)

Verse ConceptsBad InfluenceCavesProphets, Lives OfSchool Of ProphetsWaterLove to Others, Examples OfFiftiesOne HundredPeople In CavesKilling ProphetsPeople Hiding PeopleProphets Killedprophetsjezebelhidinggroups

Certainly my master is aware of what I did when Jezebel was killing the Lord's prophets. I hid one hundred of the Lord's prophets in two caves in two groups of fifty and I brought them food and water.

Verse ConceptsSchool Of ProphetsFiftiesOne HundredPeople In CavesKilling ProphetsPeople Hiding PeopleProphets Killedjezebel

the clans of Kiriath Jearim -- the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.)

David consulted with his military officers, including those who led groups of a thousand and those who led groups of a hundred.

David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Verse ConceptsSubdivisionsdivision

David, Zadok (a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech (a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities.

Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In OtPriests, Institution In Ot TimesServanthood, And Worship Of God

So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out by name men who were leaders in their family groups. They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month,

Verse ConceptsMonth 10

captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts, and those who know incantations.

Verse ConceptsRankSkillFiftiesSkilled Peoplemagicartistscraftsmanship

"I hate their deeds and thoughts! So I am coming to gather all the nations and ethnic groups; they will come and witness my splendor.

Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingGathering Other NationsMan's Thoughts

Now listen to what the Lord has to say, you descendants of Jacob, all you family groups from the nation of Israel.

Verse ConceptsHearingWord Of God

Then the herald made a loud proclamation: "To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given:

Verse ConceptsHeraldMessengerLanguages ConfusedAll LanguagesAll Nations

Therefore when they all heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and language groups began bowing down and paying homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofBowing To False GodsCymbalsLyresIdol WorshipAll LanguagesAll Nations

"King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and language groups that live in all the land: Peace and prosperity!

Verse ConceptsAll LanguagesAll Nations

Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.

Verse ConceptsPromotionApproval To KillAll LanguagesAll NationsFear Of Individualsgreatness

Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and language groups who were living in all the land: "Peace and prosperity!

Verse ConceptsLanguages ConfusedAll LanguagesAll Nations

Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.

Verse ConceptsColors, GreenReclining To EatGreengroups

So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties.

Verse ConceptsFiftiesOne HundredReclining To Eatgroups

(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

Verse ConceptsFiftiesFive ThousandReclining To EatNumbers Of Malesgroups

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