59 occurrences

'Old' in the Bible

And Seth was a hundred and five years old when he became the father of Enosh:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Enosh was ninety years old when he became the father of Kenan:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Kenan was seventy years old when he became the father of Mahalalel:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Mahalalel was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Jared:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Jared was a hundred and sixty-two years old when he became the father of Enoch:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Enoch was sixty-five years old when he became the father of Methuselah:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhoodexploring

And Methuselah was a hundred and eighty-seven years old when he became the father of Lamech:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And Lamech was a hundred and eighty-two years old when he had a son:

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

And when Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodNoahThe Age At Fatherhood

There were men of great strength and size on the earth in those days; and after that, when the sons of God had connection with the daughters of men, they gave birth to children: these were the great men of old days, the men of great name.

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 waters came flowing over all the earth.

Verse ConceptsBefore The Flood

These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the great flow of waters;

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 went as the Lord had said to him, and Lot went with him: Abram was seventy-five years old when he went away from Haran.

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

And he said, Take a young cow of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a sheep of three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.

Verse ConceptsGoatsAbrahamdovesCarcass, Literal UsePigeonsAnimals, Types OfHeifersAnimals At Specific Ages

Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

Every male among you, from one generation to another, is to undergo circumcision when he is eight days old, with every servant whose birth takes place in your house, or for whom you gave money to someone of another country, and not of your seed.

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

Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.

And Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he underwent circumcision.

And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?

Verse ConceptsHumourPeople Wearing OutSoliloquyThe Promise Of A BabysexHaving A Babysarah

And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?

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

But before they had gone to bed, the men of the town, all the men of Sodom, came round the house, young and old, from every part of the town;

Verse ConceptsEnemies Surrounding

And the older daughter said to her sister, Our father is old, and there is no man to be a husband to us in the natural way:

Verse ConceptsAbsence Of SexFirstborn DaughtersNo One AvailableUnpremeditatedFather And Daughter Relationships

And when his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham made him undergo circumcision, as God had said to him.

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

Now Abraham was a hundred years old when the birth of Isaac took place.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At FatherhoodThe Promise Of A Babysarah

And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.

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 when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.

Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersHope For Old People

And Abraham came to his death, an old man, full of years; and he was put to rest with his people.

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

Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife.

Verse ConceptsForty YearsNamed Sisters

And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was named Jacob: Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

Verse ConceptsHeelsGraspingPeople With Apt NamesTwin Brothers

And when Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

Verse ConceptsChildren, Bad KidsPolygamy

Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son: and he said, Here am I.

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

Then Isaac came to his end and was put to rest with his father's people, an old man after a long life: and Jacob and Esau, his sons, put him in his last resting-place.

Verse ConceptsDeath, Means OfOld Age, Attainment OfDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfGathered To One's PeopleDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of A FatherFamily Death

These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.

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

Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsThirtyTravelAuthority Delegated To People

And he said, How are you? is your father well, the old man of whom you were talking to me? is he still living?

Verse ConceptsLiving On

And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.

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

And Pharaoh said to him, How old are you?

Now because Israel was old, his eyes were no longer clear, and he was not able to see. So he made them come near to him, and he gave them a kiss, folding them in his arms.

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

Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest like a lion stretched out and like an old lion; by whom will his sleep be broken?

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

So Joseph came to his death, being a hundred and ten years old: and they made his body ready, and he was put in a chest in Egypt.

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

Bible Theasaurus

Ancient (98 instances)
Elder (43 instances)
Eldest (29 instances)
Former (176 instances)
Older (92 instances)
Previous (37 instances)
Sometime (23 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
זקן 
Zaqen 
Usage: 178

בּלה 
Balah 
Usage: 15

זקנה 
Ziqnah 
old , old age
Usage: 6

ישׁן 
Yashen 
Usage: 19

עתק 
`athaq 
Usage: 9

קדמני קדמוני 
Qadmowniy 
Usage: 10

ἀρχαῖος 
Archaios 
old , of old time , a good while ago
Usage: 9

γηράσκω 
Gerasko 
be old , wax old
Usage: 1

πάλαι 
Palai 
long ago , any while , a great while ago , old , in time past , of old
Usage: 4

παλαιός 
Palaios 
Usage: 8

παλαιόω 
Palaioo 
Usage: 3

אז 
'az 
Usage: 141

אתמוּל אתמול אתמול 
'ethmowl 
Usage: 8

בּלה 
Baleh 
old
Usage: 5

בּלוי בּלוא 
B@low' 
old
Usage: 3

בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

זקן 
Zaqen 
...old , aged
Usage: 27

זקן 
Zaqun 
Usage: 4

ישׁישׁ 
Yashiysh 
Usage: 4

ישׁן 
Yashan 
old
Usage: 8

כּלח 
Kelach 
Usage: 2

לבאות לבאים לביּא לביא 
Labiy' 
Usage: 14

לישׁ 
Layish 
Usage: 3

עבוּר 
`abuwr 
Usage: 2

עד 
`ad 
Usage: 48

עלם עולם 
`owlam 
Usage: 438

עלם 
`alam (Aramaic) 
Usage: 20

קדמה קדם 
Qedem 
Usage: 87

קדמה 
Qadmah 
Usage: 6

ראשׁן ראשׁון 
Ri'shown 
Usage: 182

רחק רחוק 
Rachowq 
Usage: 85

שׂיבה 
Seybah 
Usage: 19

שׁלישׁי 
Sh@liyshiy 
Usage: 108

שׁלשׁ 
Shalash 
Usage: 9

שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year , not translated , yearly , yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

γέρων 
Geron 
old
Usage: 1

γῆρας 
Geras 
Usage: 1

γραώδης 
Graodes 
Usage: 1

διετής 
Dietes 
Usage: 1

ἑκατονταέτης 
hekatontaetes 
Usage: 1

ἔκπαλαι 
Ekpalai 
of a long time , of old
Usage: 2

παλαιότης 
Palaiotes 
Usage: 1

πρεσβύτερος 
Presbuteros 
Usage: 65

πρεσβύτης 
Presbutes 
Usage: 3

τεσσαρακονταετής 
Tessarakontaetes 
Usage: 2

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