7 occurrences

'Elders' in the Bible

And Yahweh said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy men from the elders of Israel whom you know [are] elders of the people and their officials; take them to the tent of assembly, and they will stand there with you.

Verse ConceptsSeventiesLeadersIdentityResponsibilityThe Elderlyeldersorganizationgathering

So Moses went out, and he spoke the words of Yahweh to the people, and he gathered [together] seventy men from the elders of the people, and he {made them stand} all around the tent.

Verse ConceptsSeventies

Then Yahweh went down in the cloud and spoke to him, and he took away the spirit that [was] on him, and he {put it} on the seventy elders. And as soon as the spirit was resting on them they prophesied, but they did not do it again.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToRevelation, In OtProphesyingOnceOnly Onceelders

Then Moses and the elders of Israel were gathered to the camp.

Verse ConceptsGroups going home

So Moses stood up and went to Dathan and Abiram; the elders of Israel followed after him.

And Moab said to the elders of Midian, "Now the crowd will lick up all around us, like a bull devours the grass of the field." And Balak son of Zippor [was] king of Moab at that time.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGrassTongueAnimals Eating

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went [with] a fee for divination in their hand; they came to Balaam and spoke the words of Balak to him.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToReward, HumanDivination

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πρεσβυτέριον 
Presbuterion 
Usage: 3

πρεσβύτερος 
Presbuteros 
Usage: 65

μείζων 
meizon 
Usage: 19

συμπρεσβύτερος 
Sumpresbuteros 
also an elder
Usage: 1