13 occurrences

'First' in the Bible

The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Verse ConceptsThings Surrounding

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

Verse ConceptsMonth 10VisibilityWaters SubsidingMonths

And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dried.

Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodMonth 2The Act Of OpeningOpening Walls

unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodAbraham, The Friend Of GodBuilding Altars

And the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment. And they called his name Esau.

Verse ConceptsBeing FirstOuter GarmentsHairy PeopleRed BodiesTwin BrothersColorHair

And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright.

Verse ConceptsBirthrights

And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he sware unto him. And he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Verse ConceptsOaths, HumanYielding To Temptation

And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfAppearances Of God In OtTimes Of People

And he called the name of that place Beth-el. But the name of the city was Luz at the first.

Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodPeople Naming Things

And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

Verse ConceptsCrimsonBeing FirstMidwifeStretching OutFirstborn SonsCordsRed Cordsstories

and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsFat AnimalsAnimals Eating

And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

Verse ConceptsIndeterminate Sums Of MoneyLoss Of DonkeysWhy People Did ThingsFear Of Individuals

and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

Verse ConceptsBuying Food

Bible Theasaurus

Commencement (24 instances)
Foremost (17 instances)
Initiative (18 instances)
Leading (178 instances)
Maiden (40 instances)
Offset (3 instances)
Outset (2 instances)
Start (93 instances)

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