8 occurrences

'Grown up' in the Bible

So she took off her mourning apparel, covered herself with a shawl, and concealed her outward appearance. Then she went out and sat at the entrance of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah, because she knew that even though Shelah had grown up, she wasn't being given to him as his wife.

Verse ConceptsClothing, Kinds OfGrowing UpClothing OneselfPeople Stripping OffSitting In The GatewaydisguisesUsing RoadsDistinctive ClothingGiving In Marriage

Years later, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people, and took notice of their heavy burdens. He saw an Egyptian beating up a Hebrew, one of his own people.

Verse ConceptsVisitingGrowing UpForced Labourempathymanhood

But Rehoboam ignored the counsel that his elder advisors had given him. Instead, he consulted the younger men who had grown up with him and who worked for him.

Verse ConceptsAdvice, Rejecting Good AdviceImmaturityThe Elders GatheredMan's CounselRejectionBad Counsel

After the child had grown up a bit, one day he went out to visit his father, who was with the harvesters.

Verse ConceptsReapers

But Rehoboam ignored the counsel that his elder advisors had given him. Instead, he consulted the younger men who had grown up with him and worked for him.

Verse ConceptsAdvice, Rejecting Good AdviceThe Elderly

"This is what you should tell the people who asked you: "Your father made our burden heavy, but you must make it lighter for us!'" the young men who had grown up with Rehoboam replied. "Tell them "My little finger will be thicker than my father's whole body!

Verse ConceptsFingersDagon

(even a poor man had grown up with me as if I were his father, and even though I had guided the widow from the time I was born),

Verse ConceptsGuidance, From Godly PeopleAdoption

Bible Theasaurus

Adult (12 instances)
Full-Grown (13 instances)
Grown (93 instances)
Grown-Up (1 instance)

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