18 occurrences

'First' in the Bible

And in the same way, the wings of the other, five cubits long, were stretched out, one touching the wall and the other meeting the wing of the first winged one.

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not recorded in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh, and in the visions of Iddo the seer about Jeroboam, the son of Nebat?

Verse ConceptsCommemorationSeersVisionsProphetic Visions

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not recorded in the words of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

Verse ConceptsGenealogiesSeers

Now the acts of Asa, first and last, are recorded in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

Verse ConceptsBooks, Not Preserved

So Asa went to rest with his fathers, and death came to him in the forty-first year of his rule.

Verse Concepts40 To 50 YearsDeath Of A Father

And at the first notes of song and praise the Lord sent a surprise attack against the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were overcome.

Verse ConceptsAliancesarmysurprises

Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, they are recorded in the words of Jehu, the son of Hanani, which were put in the book of the kings of Israel.

Verse ConceptsBooks, Not Preserved

Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, are they not recorded in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?

Verse ConceptsTwelve Beings

Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, were recorded by Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.

Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, first and last, are recorded in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

In the first year of his rule, in the first month, opening the doors of the Lord's house, he made them strong.

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening The Temple

On the first day of the first month the work of making the house holy was started, and on the eighth day they came to the covered way of the Lord; in eight days they made the Lord's house holy, and on the sixteenth day of the first month the work was done.

Verse ConceptsEnd Of Actionstomorrow

The first store of things was put down in the third month, and in the seventh month the masses were complete.

Verse ConceptsMonth 3Month 7Starting To BuildEnd Of Actions

And Azariah, the chief priest, of the family of Zadok, said in answer, From the time when the people first came with their offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had food enough, and more than enough: for the blessing of the Lord is on his people; and there is this great store which has not been used.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsAbundance, Material

In the eighth year of his rule, while he was still young, his heart was first turned to the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he undertook the clearing away of all the high places and the pillars and the images of wood and metal from Judah and Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsChildren, Good Examples OfPurgingYouthful Devotionteenager

And Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem; on the fourteenth day of the first month they put the Passover lamb to death.

Verse ConceptsYearsThe Number Fourteen

And all his acts, first and last, are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

Now in the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in order that the words which the Lord had said by the mouth of Jeremiah might come true, the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, was moved by the Lord, and he made a public statement and had it given out through all his kingdom and put in writing, saying,

Verse ConceptsHuman WillHeart, Human

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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