'Advancing' in the Bible

Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.)

"When you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was advancing against you, you said to me, 'No! A king will rule over us' -- even though the Lord your God is your king!

if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

The one advancing against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand before him. He will prevail in the beautiful land, and its annihilation will be within his power.

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.