46 occurrences

'Old' in the Bible

When Seth was a hundred and five years old, he became the father of Enosh.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

When Enosh was ninety years old, he became the father of Kenan.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

When Kenan was seventy years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

When Mahalalel was sixty-five years old, he became the father of Jared.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

When Jared was a hundred and sixty-two years old, he became the father of Enoch.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

When Enoch was sixty-five years old, he became the father of Methuselah.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhoodexploring

When Methuselah was a hundred and eighty-seven years old, he became the father of Lamech.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

When Lamech was a hundred and eighty-two years old, he became the father of a son.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

After Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodNoahThe Age At Fatherhood

There were Nephilim (men of stature, notorious men) on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they gave birth to their children. These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown (great reputation, fame).

Verse ConceptsGiantsAntediluviansBefore The FloodWarriorsMarital SexAngels As Sons Of GodMarital Sex BetweenAngels Interacting With PeoplePeople Have HonourInterracial MarriageSame Sex Marriageheroes

Noah was six hundred years old when the flood (deluge) of water came on the earth [covering all of the land].

Verse ConceptsBefore The Flood

These are the records of the generations of Shem [from whom Abraham descended]. Shem was a hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the flood.

Verse ConceptsBefore The FloodTwo YearsThe Age At FatherhoodDispensationsFloods

So Abram departed [in faithful obedience] as the Lord had directed him; and Lot [his nephew] left with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamFaith, Nature OfAbraham, The Friend Of GodAbraham, Calling And LifeGoing Together

So God said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”

Verse ConceptsGoatsAbrahamdovesCarcass, Literal UsePigeonsAnimals, Types OfHeifersAnimals At Specific Ages

Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At Fatherhood

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said,“I am God Almighty;Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me].

Verse ConceptsBlameGod, Titles And Names OfTravelling With GodLife, Of FaithRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanWalkingAbraham, Testing And VictoryThe AlmightyWalking With GodGod AppearingI Am God

Every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations, [including] a servant whether born in the house or one who is purchased with [your] money from any foreigner, who is not of your descendants.

Verse ConceptsGenerationsBuying and sellingMoney, Uses OfLess Than A Year OldBorn In One's HouseCircumcisionGroups Of Slaves

Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”

Verse ConceptsOld Age, DisabilitiesHumourOld Age, Attainment OfUnbelief, And Life Of FaithChildlessnessSkepticismAge Differences In RelationshipsThe Age At FatherhoodReasons For BarrennessThe Promise Of A BabyAgeHaving A BabySmilingbabysarah

So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised.

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.

So Sarah laughed to herself [when she heard the Lord’s words], saying, “After I have become old, shall I have pleasure and delight, my lord (husband) being also old?”

Verse ConceptsHumourPeople Wearing OutSoliloquyThe Promise Of A BabysexHaving A Babysarah

And the Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh [to herself], saying, ‘Shall I really give birth [to a child] when I am so old?’

Verse ConceptsWhy Do Others Do This?The Promise Of A Babysarah

But before they lay down [to sleep], the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house, all the men from every quarter;

Verse ConceptsEnemies Surrounding

They struck (punished) the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from the young men to the old men, so that they exhausted themselves trying to find the doorway.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesGod BlindingNot Finding

So Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, just as God had commanded him.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTLess Than A Year OldGod's Orders

Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born.

Verse ConceptsThe Age At FatherhoodThe Promise Of A Babysarah

And she said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have given birth to a son by him in his old age.”

Verse ConceptsNursesOld Age, Attainment OfHope For Old PeopleImpossible For PeopleAgesarah

Now Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was in her old age, and he has given everything that he has to him.

Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersHope For Old People

Then Abraham breathed his last and he died at a good old age, an old man who was satisfied [with life]; and he was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].

Verse ConceptsDeath, Means OfAfterlifeAgingDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfGathered To One's PeopleDeathAge

Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean (Syrian) of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.

Verse ConceptsForty YearsNamed Sisters

Afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped Esau’s heel, so he was named Jacob (one who grabs by the heel, supplanter). Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.

Verse ConceptsHeelsGraspingPeople With Apt NamesTwin Brothers

When Esau was forty years old he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite as his wives;

Verse ConceptsChildren, Bad KidsPolygamy

Now when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, he called his elder [and favorite] son Esau and said to him, “My son.” And Esau answered him, “Here I am.”

Verse ConceptsBlindness, Causes OfOld Age, DisabilitiesEyes, Affected BydisabilitiesOld Age, Attainment OfVisionWeakness, PhysicalDimness Of VisionBehold Me!Others Summoning

Isaac’s spirit departed and he died and was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death], an old man full of days (satisfied, fulfilled); his sons Esau and Jacob buried him [in the cave of Machpelah with his parents Abraham and Sarah].

Verse ConceptsDeath, Means OfOld Age, Attainment OfDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfGathered To One's PeopleDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of A FatherFamily Death

These are the generations of Jacob.Joseph, when he was seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers [Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher]; the boy was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s [secondary] wives; and Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.

Verse ConceptsThose Who Kept StockHalf brothersParents Being Wrong

Now Joseph [had been in Egypt thirteen years and] was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Joseph departed from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt [performing his duties].

Verse ConceptsThirtyTravelAuthority Delegated To People

He asked them about their well-being, and said, “Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”

Verse ConceptsLiving On

We said to my lord, ‘We have an old father and a young [brother, Benjamin, the] child of his old age. Now his brother [Joseph] is dead, and he alone is left of [the two sons born of] his mother, and his father loves him.’

Verse ConceptsChildren, needs ofJacob, Life And Character OfPrejudiceSole SurvivorsDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsThose Who LovedExamples Of Love For Children

And Pharaoh asked Jacob, “How old are you?”

So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Verse ConceptsAge, Lived Over 100embalmingBurials, FeaturesPreparation For BurialAge At DeathDeath ApproachingImmigrants

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