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'First' in the Bible

And the Lord said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai, in the Tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt,

Verse ConceptsTent Of MeetingTentsMonth 2

And they got together all the people on the first day of the second month; and everyone made clear his family and his father's house, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and over.

Verse ConceptsCongregationAssembling IsraelMonth 2Family First

The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.

Verse ConceptsBeing FirstOne Hundred Thousand And MoreFirst To Fight

See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;

Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with Israel's priestsVicarious Substitution

For all the first sons are mine; on the day when I put to death all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I took for myself every first male birth of man and beast. They are mine; I am the Lord.

Verse ConceptsClaimsDeath Of The FirstbornI Am The LordPeople Belong To God

And the Lord said to Moses, Let all the first male children be numbered, and take the number of their names.

Verse ConceptsCensus

And give to me the Levites (I am the Lord) in place of the first sons of the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of the first births among the cattle of the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsI Am The Lord

So Moses had all the first sons among the children of Israel numbered, as the Lord said to him.

Every first son from a month old and over was numbered by name, and the number came to twenty-two thousand, two hundred and seventy-three.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.

Verse ConceptsLivestockI Am The LordPeople Belong To God

And the price you have to give for the two hundred and seventy-three first sons of the children of Israel which are in addition to the number of the Levites,

Verse ConceptsTwo Hundred And Some

From the first sons of Israel he took it, a thousand, three hundred and sixty-five shekels, by the scale of the holy place;

Verse ConceptsValuation Of PeopleRight Measures

And he will give to the Lord his days of being separate, offering a he-lamb of the first year as an offering for error: but the earlier days will be a loss, because he became unclean.

Verse ConceptsGuilt OfferingAnimal Sacrifices, Trespass OfferingUseless LabourAnimals At Specific Ages

And make his offering to the Lord; one he-lamb of the first year, without a mark, for a burned offering, and one female lamb of the first year, without a mark, for a sin-offering, and one male sheep, without a mark, for peace-offerings,

Verse ConceptsCripplesFellowship OfferingLambsOfferingsAnimal Sacrifices, Peace OfferingAnimal Sacrifices, Sin OfferingFemale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesAnimals At Specific AgesSheep And GoatsPeace offerings

And he who made his offering on the first day was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

Verse ConceptsGoatsFellowship OfferingRamsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethanel, the son of Zuar.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab, the son of Helon.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph, the son of Reuel

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel, the son of Ochran.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering;

Verse ConceptsSacrificing Cattle

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira, the son of Enan.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And GoatsPeace offerings

All the oxen, for the burned offering were twelve, the male sheep twelve, the he-lambs of the first year twelve, with their meal offering; and the males of the goats for sin-offering twelve;

Verse ConceptsTwelve AnimalsMaking Cereal Offerings And LibationsSacrificing CattleSacrificing Goats

And all the oxen for the peace-offerings, twenty-four oxen, the male sheep sixty, and the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs of the first year sixty. This was given for the altar after the holy oil was put on it.

Verse ConceptsSixtiesTwelve AnimalsTwenty SomeSetting Up The Bronze AltarAnointing ThingsSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

For they have been given to me from among the children of Israel; in place of every mother's first son, the first to come to birth in Israel, I have taken them for myself.

Verse ConceptsPeople Belong To God

For every mother's first son among the children of Israel is mine, the first male birth of man or beast: on the day when I sent death on all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I made them mine.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of The Firstborn

And in place of the first sons among the children of Israel, I have taken the Levites.

Verse ConceptsSubstitution

And the Lord said to Moses, in the waste land of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt,

Verse ConceptsMonth

So they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, in the waste land of Sinai: as the Lord gave orders to Moses, so the children of Israel did.

Verse ConceptsTwilight

And on days of joy and on your regular feasts and on the first day of every month, let the horns be sounded over your burned offerings and your peace-offerings; and they will put the Lord in mind of you: I am the Lord your God.

Verse ConceptsJoy, Of IsraelMemorialNew Moon FestivalTrumpetAnimal Sacrifices, BurntAnimal Sacrifices, Peace OfferingTrumpets For CelebrationThe Lord Is GodFestivals ObservedRegulating Sacrifices

They went forward for the first time on their journey as the Lord had given orders by the hand of Moses.

Verse ConceptsFirst Actions

First the flag of the children of Judah went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

Verse ConceptsFlagsOrder Of MarchFirst To ActPeople Of Judah

And if the land is fertile or poor, and if there is wood in it or not. And be of good heart, and come back with some of the produce of the land. Now it was the time when the first grapes were ready.

Verse ConceptsGrapesBraveryFertile LandLand Producing

Of the first of your rough meal you are to give a cake for a lifted offering, lifting it up before the Lord as the offering of the grain-floor is lifted up.

Verse ConceptsGrindingThreshing Floor

From generation to generation you are to give to the Lord a lifted offering from the first of your rough meal.

Verse ConceptsGrinding

And if one person does wrong, without being conscious of it, then let him give a she-goat of the first year for a sin-offering.

Verse ConceptsGoatsAnimal Sacrifices, Sin OfferingFemale AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing GoatsUnintentional

The first birth of every living thing which is offered to the Lord, of man or beast, is to be yours; but for the first sons of man payment is to be made, and for the first young of unclean beasts.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornAnimals, religious role ofWomb

But no such payment may be made for the first birth of an ox or a sheep or a goat; these are holy: their blood is to be dropped on the altar, and their fat burned for an offering made by fire, a sweet smell to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsFatnessAromasSmellsSprinklingFat Of The SacrificesRefreshing God

In the first month all the children of Israel came into the waste land of Zin, and put up their tents in Kadesh; there death came to Miriam, and they put her body to rest in the earth.

Verse ConceptsBurials, Places OfAaron, Sins OfWilderness Of ZinMonth 1

So now I will go back to my people: but first let me make clear to you what this people will do to your people in days to come.

Verse ConceptsNationalismRevelation Of The FutureReturning to their land

Then, turning his eyes to Amalek, he went on with his story and said, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his part will be destruction for ever.

Verse ConceptsBeing FirstPeople BeginningWise Proverbs

Reuben, the first son of Israel: the sons of Reuben by their families: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Say to them, This is the offering made by fire which you are to give to the Lord; he-lambs of the first year without any mark, two every day as a regular burned offering.

Verse ConceptsCripplesMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific Ages

And on the Sabbath day, two he-lambs of the first year, without any mark, and two tenth parts of the best meal for a meal offering mixed with oil, and its drink offering:

Verse ConceptsFoodOilAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesEphah [Ten Omers]Making Cereal Offerings And LibationsSabbaths InstitutedMeat offerings

And on the first day of every month you are to give a burned offering to the Lord; two oxen, one male sheep, and seven he-lambs of the first year, without any mark;

Verse ConceptsNew Moon FestivalRamsSeven AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And GoatsMonths

And in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, is the Lord's Passover.

Verse ConceptsHoliness, As Set Apart For GodYearsThe Number FourteenRegulations For Passover

On the first day there is to be a holy meeting: you may do no sort of field-work:

Verse ConceptsConvocationsNo Work On Feast Days

And you are to give an offering made by fire, a burned offering to the Lord; two oxen, one male sheep, and seven he-lambs of the first year, without any mark:

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringSeven AnimalsMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And give a burned offering for a sweet smell to the Lord; two oxen, one male sheep, and seven he-lambs of the first year;

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringSeven AnimalsMale AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesRefreshing GodSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, let there be a holy meeting; on it you may do no field-work; let the day be marked by the blowing of horns;

Verse ConceptsFeast Of TrumpetsHolidayHoliness, As Set Apart For GodMonthNew Year, TheAutumnTrumpetYearsConvocationsMonth 7Trumpets For CelebrationNo Work On Feast DaysMonths

And give to the Lord a burned offering for a sweet smell; one ox, one male sheep, seven he-lambs of the first year, without any mark on them:

Verse ConceptsAromasBurnt offeringPleasing GodRamsSmellsSeven AnimalsMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesAnimals At Specific AgesRefreshing GodSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And give to the Lord a burned offering for a sweet smell; one ox, one male sheep, seven he-lambs of the first year: only those without any mark on them may be used:

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesAnimals At Specific AgesRefreshing GodSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And give a burned offering, an offering made by fire of a sweet smell to the Lord, thirteen oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, all without any mark on them;

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringThirteenFourteenMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesRefreshing GodSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

On the second day of the feast give an offering of twelve oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, without any mark on them;

Verse ConceptsFourteenThe Second Day Of The WeekMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesTwo AnimalsTwelve AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesDay 2Sacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And give a burned offering, an offering made by fire of a sweet smell to the Lord: one ox, one male sheep, seven he-lambs of the first year, without any mark:

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesAnimals At Specific AgesRefreshing GodSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

On the fifteenth day of the first month they went out from Rameses; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went out by the power of the Lord before the eyes of all the Egyptians,

Verse ConceptsBoldness, To PeopleSpectators

And Aaron the priest went up into the mountain at the order of the Lord, and came to his death there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTMonthMonth 5

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