67 occurrences in 13 translations

'Old' in the Bible

Seth was 105 years old when he fathered Enosh.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

Enosh was 90 years old when he fathered Kenan.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

Kenan was 70 years old when he fathered Mahalalel.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

Mahalalel was 65 years old when he fathered Jared.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

Jared was 162 years old when he fathered Enoch.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

Enoch was 65 years old when he fathered Methuselah.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhoodexploring

Methuselah was 187 years old when he fathered Lamech.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

Lamech was 182 years old when he fathered a son.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodNoahThe Age At Fatherhood

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Verse ConceptsGiantsAntediluviansBefore The FloodWarriorsMarital SexAngels As Sons Of GodMarital Sex BetweenAngels Interacting With PeoplePeople Have HonourInterracial MarriageSame Sex Marriageheroes

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Verse ConceptsBefore The Flood

On the seventeenth day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, all the springs of the great deep burst open, the floodgates of the heavens were opened,

Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodGeologyThe DelugeCalendarsSudden DestructionMonth 2The Act Of OpeningOpening HeavenWindows Of HeavenThe Sea Stirred UpFloods

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodTwo YearsThe Age At FatherhoodDispensationsFloods

And Arpachshad was thirty-five years old when he became the father of Shelah:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Shelah was thirty years old when he became the father of Eber:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Eber was thirty-four years old when he became the father of Peleg:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Peleg was thirty years old when he became the father of Reu:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Reu was thirty-two years old when he became the father of Serug:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Serug was thirty years old when he became the father of Nahor:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Nahor was twenty-nine years old when he became the father of Terah:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Terah was seventy years old when he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamThe Age At Fatherhood

So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamFaith, Nature OfAbraham, The Friend Of GodAbraham, Calling And LifeGoing Together

And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

Verse ConceptsGoatsAbrahamdovesCarcass, Literal UsePigeonsAnimals, Types OfHeifersAnimals At Specific Ages

And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

Verse ConceptsGenerationsBuying and sellingMoney, Uses OfLess Than A Year OldBorn In One's HouseCircumcisionGroups Of Slaves

And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

Verse ConceptsHumourPeople Wearing OutSoliloquyThe Promise Of A BabysexHaving A Babysarah

And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

Verse ConceptsWhy Do Others Do This?The Promise Of A Babysarah

But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

Verse ConceptsEnemies Surrounding

They struck the men who were at the entrance of the house, both young and old, with a blinding light so that they were unable to find the entrance.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesGod BlindingNot Finding

And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

Verse ConceptsAbsence Of SexFirstborn DaughtersNo One AvailableUnpremeditatedFather And Daughter Relationships

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTLess Than A Year OldGod's Orders

And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At FatherhoodThe Promise Of A Babysarah

And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

Verse ConceptsNursesOld Age, Attainment OfHope For Old PeopleImpossible For PeopleAgesarah

And when the child was old enough to be taken from the breast, Abraham made a great feast.

Verse ConceptsFeastingBanquets, Events CelebratedWeaningGrowing Upsarah

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

Verse ConceptsAge, Lived Over 100Abraham, Testing And VictoryAge At DeathDeath Of Loved OneDeath Of A Mothersarah

And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersHope For Old People

Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

Verse ConceptsDeath, Means OfAfterlifeAgingDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfGathered To One's PeopleDeathAge

And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

Verse ConceptsForty YearsNamed Sisters

And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

Verse ConceptsHeelsGraspingPeople With Apt NamesTwin Brothers

And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

Verse ConceptsChildren, Bad KidsPolygamy

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

Verse ConceptsBlindness, Causes OfOld Age, DisabilitiesEyes, Affected BydisabilitiesOld Age, Attainment OfVisionWeakness, PhysicalDimness Of VisionBehold Me!Others Summoning

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

Verse ConceptsThose Who Kept StockHalf brothersParents Being Wrong

And he put the chief wine-servant back in his old place; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

Verse ConceptsCupbearerReinstating People

And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsThirtyTravelAuthority Delegated To People

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

Verse ConceptsLiving On

And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

Verse ConceptsChildren, needs ofJacob, Life And Character OfPrejudiceSole SurvivorsDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsThose Who LovedExamples Of Love For Children

And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?

"I'm 130 years old," Jacob replied. "My years have turned out to be few and unpleasant, but I haven't yet reached the age my ancestors did during their travels on earth."

Verse ConceptsAge, Span Of LifePhysical LifePilgrimagePilgrims, Examples OfFamily Problems

He lived for seventeen more years in Egypt, until he was 147 years old.

Verse ConceptsAge, Lived Over 100Age, Span Of Life15 To 20 YearsAge At Death

Now his eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought them to him, and he kissed and embraced them.

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingOld Age, DisabilitiesArmsKissingOld Age, Attainment OfVisionDimness Of VisionKissesLimitations Of Old People

Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

Verse ConceptsHuntingLions, Figurative Use OfLionsYoung AnimalVigourCrouchingLike Creatures

Blessings of sons, old and young, to the father: blessings of the oldest mountains and the fruit of the eternal hills: let them come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of him who was separate from his brothers.

Verse ConceptsHeadsHillsPrincesEternal WorldBlessed By God

Joseph continued to live in Egypt, along with his father's household, until he was 110 years old.

Verse ConceptsAge At DeathLiving In The Land

So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Verse ConceptsAge, Lived Over 100embalmingBurials, FeaturesPreparation For BurialAge At DeathDeath ApproachingImmigrants

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