'Began' in the Bible

A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of Yahweh.

When mankind began to multiply on the earth and daughters were born to them,

God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside.

Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably. “Who was it then,” he said, “who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it all before you came in, and I blessed him. Indeed, he will be blessed!”

They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.

when seven healthy-looking, well-fed cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds.

when seven well-fed, healthy-looking cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds.

and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every country, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.

As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of money! When they and their father saw their bags of money, they were afraid.