30 occurrences

'Younger' in the Bible

And on the day after, the older daughter said to the younger, Last night I was with my father; let us make him take much wine this night again, and do you go to him, so that we may have offspring by our father.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Daughters

And that night again they made their father take much wine; and the younger daughter went into his bed; and he had no knowledge of when she went in or when she went away.

And the younger had a son and gave him the name Ben-ammi: from him come the children of Ammon to this day.

Verse ConceptsRelationships To This DayFathers And Daughters

And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

Verse ConceptsBabies In The WombFavouritismJacob, The PatriarchSubjectionTwo GroupsFreshness Of YouthWombServing PeopleStrong NationsOvercoming Adversity

And Rebekah took the fair robes of her oldest son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son:

Verse ConceptsClothing OthersFine Clothes

Then Rebekah, hearing what Esau had said, sent for Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, It seems that your brother Esau is purposing to put you to death.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleTelling What People Said

Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Verse ConceptsTwo WomenFather And Daughter Relationships

And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersCustom

And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornHandsLaying On Of HandsFirstborn SonsHands On HeadsLeft HandsLaying On Hands To HealBlessings For The Right Hand

But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest ChildPeople With General KnowledgeRules About Young People

And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife.

And when the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord, he gave them a saviour, Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Answers ToPrayer, As Asking GodRankRescueAnswered PrayerDeliverersCrying To God

And her father said, It seemed to me that you had only hate for her; so I gave her to your friend: but is not her younger sister fairer than she? so please take her in place of the other.

Verse ConceptsHating IndividualsTransferring Wives

Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and these are the names of his daughters: the older was named Merab and the younger Michal;

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Daughterssaul

Now all his life his father had never gone against him or said to him, Why have you done so? and he was a very good-looking man, and younger than Absalom.

Verse ConceptsChildren, needs ofOpposition, To Sin And EvilRestraintBeauty, In MenNot Asking OthersSoft TreatmentHandsome Men

Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.

But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks.

Verse ConceptsdogsMockeryOld Age, Attitudes ToRidicule, Objects OfDisrespect For Old AgeDerisionDisdainFun

Your older sister is Samaria, living at your left hand, she and her daughters: and your younger sister, living at your right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.

Verse ConceptsRelated Nations

Then at the memory of your ways you will be overcome with shame, when I take your sisters, the older and the younger, and give them to you for daughters, but not by your agreement.

Verse ConceptsShamePeople RememberingRelated NationsShame Of Bad ConductBuilding Relationships

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

Verse ConceptsGluttonyExtravaganceExcessBad Decision Making ExamplesBuying and sellingLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfLossThriftWantonnessDeparturesA Short TimeFar From HereShort Time Till The EndThey Committed Immorality

But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to God's peopledesiresdefeatDedication In NtRemarriageLimitations Of Youth

So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,

Verse ConceptsChild BearingMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningOpportunities, In LifeSatan, As The Enemy Of GodDesign Of MarriageConceptionMarriage AllowedYoung MarriageMan's Authority Over The DevilSame Sex Marriage

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
νέος νεώτερος 
Neos 
Usage: 11

צעור צעירo 
Tsa`iyr 
Usage: 22

קטן קטן 
Qatan 
Usage: 101

ἐλάσσων ἐλάττων 
Elasson 
Usage: 4

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