'Leader' in the Bible

Cush fathered Nimrod, who became the first fearless leader throughout the land.

When Hamor the Hivite's son Shechem, the regional leader, saw her, he grabbed her and raped her, humiliating her.

One man from each tribe is to accompany you, each man being the leader of his ancestral house.

"The encampment of Judah is to settle east toward the sunrise under their standard. The leader of Judah is to be Amminadab's son Nahshon.

"The tribe of Issachar is to encamp beside Judah. The leader of Issachar is to be Zuar's son Nethanel.

"Next is to be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of Zebulun is to be Helon's son Eliab.

"Toward the south is to be the division of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of Reuben is to be Shedeur's son Elizur.

"The tribe of Simeon is to camp beside Reuben. The leader of Simeon is to be Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel.

"Next is to be the tribe of Gad. The leader of Gad is to be Deuel's son Eliasaph.

"Toward the west is to be the division of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of Ephraim is to be Ammihud's son Elishama.

"The tribe of Manasseh is to encamp beside them. The leader of Manasseh is to be Pedahzur's son Gamaliel.

"Next is to be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is to be Gideoni's son Abidan.

"Toward the north is to be the division of the camp of Dan under their standard. The leader of Dan is to be Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer.

"The tribe of Asher is to encamp beside them. The leader of Asher is to be Ochran's son Pagiel.

"Next is to be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of Naphtali is to be Enan's son Ahira.

The leader of the tribe and family of Gershon was Lael's son Eliasaph.

The leader of the tribe and family of Kohath was Uzziel's son Elizaphan.

The leader of the tribe and family of Merari was Abihail's son Zuriel. The descendants of Merari encamped beside the tent toward the north.

the LORD told Moses, "They are to present their offerings, one leader per day, for the dedication of the altar."

On the second day, Zuar's son Nethanel, leader of the descendants of Issachar, presented

On the third day, Helon's son Eliab, leader of the descendants of Zebulun presented

On the fourth day, Shedeur's son Elizur, leader of the descendants of Reuben presented

On the fifth day, Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel, leader of the descendants of Simeon, presented

On the sixth day, Deuel's son Eliasaph, leader of the descendants of Gad, presented

On the seventh day, Ammihud's son Elishama, leader of the descendants of Ephraim, presented

On the eighth day, Pedahzur's son Gamaliel, leader of the descendants of Manasseh, presented

On the ninth day, Gideoni's son Abidan, leader of the descendants of Benjamin, presented

On the tenth day, Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer, leader of the descendants of Dan, presented

On the eleventh day, Ochran's son Pagiel, leader of the descendants of Asher, presented

On the twelfth day, Enan's son Ahira, leader of the descendants of Naphtali, presented

"Send men to explore the land of Canaan that I'm about to give to the Israelis. Send one man to represent each of his ancestor's tribes, every one of them a distinguished leader among them."

Then they told each other, "Let's assign a leader and go back to Egypt."

"Tell the Israelis to take a rod one from each ancestral house, that is, one from every leader, for a total of twelve rods. Write each tribal name on his rod.

You are also to write Aaron's name on the tribe of Levi, since there is to be one rod for every leader of their ancestral tribes.

So Moses spoke to the Israelis, and each of the tribe leaders gave him a rod, one for each leader, according to their ancestral tribes, for a total of twelve rods. Aaron's rod was one of them.

Next, Balaam looked directly at Amalek and then uttered this prophetic statement: "Even though Amalek is an international leader, his future is permanent destruction."

Now the name of the Israeli man who was slain, along with the Midianite woman, was Salu's son Zimri, a leader from the tribe of Simeon.

The woman who was slain, that is, the Midianite woman, was named Cozbi. She was the daughter of Zur, a leader of one of the ancestral houses of Midian.

You are to appoint a leader from each tribe to divide the land for inheritance.

and Jogli's son Bukki is to be leader of the tribe of Dan.

From the tribe of Joseph, you are to appoint Ephod's son Hanniel to be leader of the half tribe of Manasseh,

Shiphtan's son Kemuel to be leader of the half tribe of Ephraim,

Parnach's son Elizaphan to be leader of the tribe of Zebulun,

Azzan's son Paltiel to be leader of the tribe of Issachar,

Shelomi's son Ahihud to be leader of the tribe of Asher,

and Ammihud's son Pedahel to be leader of the tribe of Naphtali."

and ten officials with him (one for each of the tribal families of Israel, each one of them a family leader among the tribes of Israel).

As a result, whenever the LORD raised up leaders for them, the LORD remained present with their leader, delivering Israel from the control of their enemies during the lifetime of that leader. The LORD was moved with compassion by their groaning that had been caused by those who were oppressing and persecuting them.

However, after the leader had died, they would relapse to a condition more corrupt than their ancestors, following other gods, serving them, and worshiping them. They would not abandon their activities or their obstinate lifestyles.

Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was malcontent gathered around him, and he became their leader. There were about 400 men with him.

Wherever I moved among the Israelis, did I ever ask even one tribal leader of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, "Why haven't you built me a cedar house?'

So the king sent out 50 men, along with their leader. The leader approached Elijah, who was sitting at the top of a hill. He ordered Elijah, "Hey, man of God! The king orders you to come down!"

Elijah responded to the leader who was in charge of the 50 soldiers, "So I'm a man of God, am I? If so, may fire fall from heaven and devour you and your 50 soldiers"" Just then, fire fell from heaven and devoured that leader and his 50 soldiers.

Later the king tried again he sent another company of 50 soldiers, along with their leader, who ordered Elijah, "Hey, man of God! This is what the king orders: "Come down!'"

Elijah responded to the leader and to his entire company, "So I'm a man of God, am I? If so, may fire fall from heaven and devour you and your 50 soldiers"" Just then, fire fell from heaven and devoured him and his 50 soldiers.

Then the king tried yet again! The king sent a third company of 50 soldiers along with their leader. The third leader went up the hill, approached Elijah, fell on his knees in front of him, and begged him, "Hey, man of God, please treat my life and the lives of these servants of yours as precious!

Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, who was leader of the descendants of Judah.

The gatekeepers included Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and other relatives. Shallum was the leader.

This record of the warriors who were for David included Hachmoni's son Jashobeam, leader of the platoons, who killed 300 with his spear in a single encounter.

Shiza the Reubenite's son Adina, a leader of the descendants of Reuben, along with thirty others with him,

Their leader was Ezer, Obadiah was second, Eliab third,

Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, leader of the Thirty, and he said, "David, we belong to you; we're with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to the one who helps you! For your deliverer is your God."

including Uriel their leader from the descendants of Kohath, along with 120 of his relatives,

from the descendants of Merari, Asaiah their leader, along with 220 of his relatives,

from the descendants of Elizaphan, Shemaiah their leader, along with 200 of his relatives,

from Hebron's descendants, Eliel their leader, along with 80 of his relatives,

and from Uzziel's descendants, Amminadab their leader, along with 112 of his relatives.

Chenaniah, music leader for the descendants of Levi, served as music director, because he was expert at it.

Later, Rehoboam appointed Abijah, his son from Maacah, as senior family leader among his brothers, since he intended to establish Abijah as king.

I told them to go see Iddo, a leader of Casiphia, and tell him and his relatives (administrators of Casiphia) to bring us men who could serve in the Temple of our God.

They would not listen, and did not remember the miracles you did among them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return them to their slavery. "But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and rich in gracious love; therefore you did not abandon them.

I set an example of the way to live, as a leader would; I lived like a king among his army; like one who comforts mourners."

"For a man will grab his brother in his own father's house, and say, "You have a cloak, so you be our leader, and this heap of ruins will be under your rule!'

"But at that time, he'll protest! He'll say, "I won't be your healer. I have neither food nor clothing in my house! You're not going to make me a leader of the people!'

"Look! I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the nations.

Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will come from among them. I'll bring him near, and he will approach me, for who would otherwise dare to approach me?' declares the LORD.

I turned it over to the leader of those nations, who dealt with it thoroughly. I have driven it away because of its wickedness.

They will live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob and on which your ancestors lived. They will live in that land, along with their children and grandchildren, forever. David my servant will be their everlasting leader.

"Son of Man, turn your attention toward Gog, from the land of Magog, leader of the head of Meshech, and of Tubal. Prophesy this against him:

"This is what the Lord GOD says: "Watch out! I'm coming after you, Gog, leader of the head of Meshech, and of Tubal.

"Now as for you, Son of Man, prophesy against Gog and tell him, "This is what the Lord GOD has to say: "Watch out, Gog, you leader of the head of Meshech and of Tubal!

And the people of Judah and the people of Israel will be united as one. They will appoint for themselves a single leader and will take dominion over the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.

And speaking of evil, they practice it eagerly with both hands! Both leader and judge demand a bribe, the famous confess their perverted desires, and they scheme together.

Then a synagogue leader named Jairus arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet

But when Jesus heard what they said, he told the synagogue leader, "Stop being afraid! Just keep on believing."

When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw mass confusion. People were crying and sobbing loudly.

Just then a synagogue leader by the name of Jairus arrived. He fell at Jesus' feet and kept begging him to come to his home,

But when Jesus heard this, he told the synagogue leader, "Stop being afraid! Just believe, and she will get well."

But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, told the crowd, "There are six days when work is to be done. So come on those days to be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

One Sabbath, Jesus went to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal. The guests were watching Jesus closely.

Now there was a man from the Pharisees, a leader of the Jews, whose name was Nicodemus.

God has exalted to his right hand this very man as our Leader and Savior in order to extend repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

Now Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, along with his whole family. Many Corinthians who heard Paul also believed and were baptized.

Then all of them took Sosthenes, the synagogue leader, and began beating him in front of the judge's seat. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.