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'Oldest' in the Bible

And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh

Verse ConceptsThighsinvesting

And he searched, beginning with the oldest and finishing with the youngest. And the cup was found in the sack of Benjamin.

Verse ConceptsBrothersBeginningSeeking For Concrete ThingsFinding Things

After they moved it, the hand of Yahweh was against the city, causing a very great confusion, and he struck the men of the city {from the youngest to the oldest}, causing tumors to break out on them.

The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone and {followed} Saul to the battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, his second [oldest] was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

Verse ConceptsThree ChildrenFirstborn Sons

Now David was the youngest. The three oldest {followed} Saul,

Verse ConceptsThree ChildrenThe Youngest Child

His oldest brother Eliab heard while he was speaking to the men, {and Eliab became very angry against David} and said, "Why have you come down today, and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumptuousness and the evil of your heart! For you have come down in order to see the battle!"

Verse ConceptsCriticism, against believersEmotions, Kinds OfAnger, HumanShepherds, As OccupationsSpeech, Negative Aspects OfAnger Of Man, CauseNamed People Angry With OthersNo More Tending The FlockEmotions

They took captive the women who were in it, {from the youngest to the oldest}. They did not kill anyone, but carried [them] off and went on their way.

Then all the people, from youngest to oldest, and the commanders of the troops, went [to] Egypt, for they were afraid of the presence of the Chaldeans.

Verse ConceptsTravelGreat And SmallFear Of Enemies

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