12 occurrences

'First' in the Bible

And the first inhabitants, who are in their possession, in their cities, of Israel, are the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

And David saith, 'Whoever smiteth the Jebusite first doth become head and prince;' and go up first doth Joab son of Zeruiah and becometh head.

Verse ConceptsCommander

Of the three by the two he is honoured, and becometh their head; and unto the first three he hath not come.

Verse ConceptsThree Men

Of the thirty, lo, he is honoured, and unto the first three he hath not come, and David setteth him over his guard.

Verse ConceptsGuardsThirty

these are they who have passed over the Jordan in the first month, -- and it is full over all its banks -- and cause all they of the valley to flee to the east and to the west.

Verse ConceptseastMonth 1Peoples Who Fled

because at the first it was not ye, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, because we sought Him not according to the ordinance.'

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodCarrying Holy ThingsNot Enquiring Of God

'And I have prepared a place for My people Israel, and planted it, and it hath dwelt in its place, and is not troubled any more, and the sons of perverseness add not to wear it out as at first,

Verse ConceptsBeginningGod, The ProviderMetaphorical Planting

And the first lot goeth out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,

And the first lot goeth out for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second; he, and his brethren and his sons, twelve;

Over the first course, for the first month, is Jashobeam son of Zabdiel, and on his course are twenty and four thousand;

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

of the sons of Perez is the head of all princes of the hosts for the first month.

And the matters of David the king, the first and the last, lo, they are written beside the matters of Samuel the seer, and beside the matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside the matters of Gad the seer,

Verse ConceptsBooks, Not PreservedSeersWritingaccomplishments

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)