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The Bible, as a historical and religious document, provides several references to the oldest individuals, genealogies, and traditions that have shaped Judeo-Christian beliefs.<br><br><b>Oldest Individuals:</b><br><br>1. <b>Methuselah</b>: Methuselah is renowned as the oldest person recorded in the Bible. According to <a href="/genesis/5-27.htm">Genesis 5:27</a>, "So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died." His long lifespan has been a subject of fascination and is often cited in discussions about the antediluvian (pre-Flood) world, where people reportedly lived much longer lives.<br><br>2. <b>Adam</b>: As the first human created by God, Adam holds a unique position as the oldest human in terms of origin. <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a> states, "Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being." Adam's creation marks the beginning of humanity and the genealogical line that leads to all humankind.<br><br><b>Oldest Artifacts and Structures:</b><br><br>1. <b>The Ark of the Covenant</b>: While not the oldest artifact in terms of physical age, the Ark of the Covenant is one of the most ancient and significant religious artifacts mentioned in the Bible. It was constructed during the time of Moses, as described in <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10-22</a>, and served as a symbol of God's presence with the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b>Altars and Monuments</b>: Throughout the Old Testament, various altars and monuments are erected to commemorate significant events. For example, in <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>, Abram builds an altar to the LORD after receiving the promise of the land. These structures, though not physically extant, represent some of the oldest religious practices recorded in Scripture.<br><br><b>Oldest Traditions and Practices:</b><br><br>1. <b>Sabbath Observance</b>: The Sabbath is one of the oldest practices instituted by God, dating back to the creation narrative. <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a> records, "By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished." The Sabbath became a central aspect of Jewish religious life and continues to be observed in various forms by Christians.<br><br>2. <b>Circumcision</b>: Instituted as a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham, circumcision is one of the oldest religious rites mentioned in the Bible. <a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-11</a> states, "This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between Me and you."<br><br><b>Oldest Events:</b><br><br>1. <b>Creation</b>: The creation of the world is the oldest event recorded in the Bible, described in <a href="/bsb/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>. This foundational narrative sets the stage for the entire biblical account, establishing God as the Creator of all things.<br><br>2. <b>The Flood</b>: The account of Noah's Flood is one of the oldest and most significant events in biblical history. <a href="/bsb/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a> details how God judged the world for its wickedness, sparing only Noah and his family. This event is pivotal in understanding God's justice and mercy.<br><br>The Bible's references to the oldest individuals, artifacts, traditions, and events provide a rich tapestry of history and theology, underscoring the continuity and depth of God's interaction with humanity throughout the ages.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5018.htm"><span class="l">5018. Tarseus -- of Tarsus</span></a> <br><b>...</b> present-day Turkey. Tarsus has remained for more than , making it (perhaps)<br> the <b>oldest</b> city in the world in existence. [Some feel <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5018.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8035.htm"><span class="l">8035. Shem -- &quot;name,&quot; <b>oldest</b> son of Noah</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8034, 8035. Shem. 8036 . &quot;name,&quot; <b>oldest</b> son of Noah. Transliteration:<br> Shem Phonetic Spelling: (shame) Short Definition: Shem. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8035.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm"><span class="l">6215. Esav -- <b>oldest</b> son of Isaac</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6214, 6215. Esav. 6216 . <b>oldest</b> son of Isaac. Transliteration: Esav Phonetic<br> Spelling: (ay-sawv&#39;) Short Definition: Esau. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6215.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7014b.htm"><span class="l">7014b. Qayin -- <b>oldest</b> son of Adam and Eve</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7014a, 7014b. Qayin. 7015 . <b>oldest</b> son of Adam and Eve. Transliteration:<br> Qayin Short Definition: Cain. Word Origin from the same <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7014b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7205.htm"><span class="l">7205. Reuben -- &quot;behold a son!&quot; <b>oldest</b> son of Jacob, also his desc <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Reuben. 7206 . &quot;behold a son!&quot; <b>oldest</b> son of Jacob, also his desc. <b>...</b> Word Origin<br> from raah and ben Definition &quot;behold a son!&quot; <b>oldest</b> son of Jacob, also his desc. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7205.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5032.htm"><span class="l">5032. Nebayoth -- <b>oldest</b> son of Ishmael, also his desc.</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5031, 5032. Nebayoth or Nebayoth. 5033 . <b>oldest</b> son of Ishmael, also his desc. <b>...</b><br> Word Origin from nabat Definition <b>oldest</b> son of Ishmael, also his desc. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5032.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3458.htm"><span class="l">3458. Yishmael -- &quot;God hears,&quot; the name of several Israelites</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ishmael. From shama&#39; and &#39;el; God will hear; Jishmael, the name of Abraham&#39;s <b>oldest</b><br> son, and of five Israelites -- Ishmael. see HEBREW shama&#39;. see HEBREW &#39;el. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3458.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1060.htm"><span class="l">1060. bekor -- first-born</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from bakar Definition first-born NASB Word Usage firstborn (118),<br> firstlings (1), most (1), <b>oldest</b> (3). eldest son, firstborn. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1060.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm"><span class="l">1419. gadol -- great</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), main (1), major (1), many (1), marvelous (1), mighty (1), mighty and great<br> (1), more* (1), much (1), nobles (1), old (1), older (8), <b>oldest</b> (3), prominent <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1419.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2205.htm"><span class="l">2205. zaqen -- old</span></a><br><b>...</b> Definition old NASB Word Usage aged (3), aged* (1), elder (3), elders (132), old<br> (21), old man (7), old men (7), old women (1), older (1), <b>oldest</b> (1), senior (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2205.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/the_oldest_family.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Oldest</b> Family.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> II The Wooing Lover (John i. 1-18.) The <b>Oldest</b> Family. &quot;But,&quot; John goes on. <b>...</b> As many<br> as received Him, He received into His family, the <b>oldest</b> family of all. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/the oldest family.htm</font><p><a href="/library/burgon/the_last_twelve_verses_of_the_gospel_according_to_s_mark/appendix_a.htm"><span class="l">Appendix (A).</span></a> <br><b>...</b> eudokias. Their authority for this reading is the consentient testimony<br> of the four <b>oldest</b> MSS. which contain S. Luke 2:14 (viz. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../burgon/the last twelve verses of the gospel according to s mark/appendix a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/shaw/touching_incidents_and_remarkable_answers_to_prayer/the_golden_rule_exemplified.htm"><span class="l">The Golden Rule Exemplified</span></a> <br><b>...</b> While I was preparing the food for the sick child, I heard the <b>oldest</b> boy (who was<br> about fourteen), say: &quot;You shall have the biggest piece now, because I had <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the golden rule exemplified.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pamphilius/church_history/chapter_i_the_bishops_of_rome.htm"><span class="l">The Bishops of Rome and of Alexandria During the Reign Of</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the time of Hermas. For other churches the <b>oldest</b> lists date from the<br> end of the third century. According to one interpretation <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter i the bishops of rome.htm</font><p><a href="/library/abbott/xerxes/chapter_vii_the_preparations_of.htm"><span class="l">The Preparations of the Greeks for Defense.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> so; for the people were accustomed to assemble on the death of the king, and determine<br> who should be his successor, choosing always, however, the <b>oldest</b> son of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/xerxes/chapter vii the preparations of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/apocrypha_of_the_new_testament/part_ii_the_apocryphal_acts_of.htm"><span class="l">The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For his edition Tischendorf collated six mss., the <b>oldest</b> of the end of the ninth<br> century. <b>...</b> Tischendorf edits Matthias, on the authority of his <b>oldest</b> ms. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/apocrypha of the new testament/part ii the apocryphal acts of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/how_jacob_deceived_his_father.htm"><span class="l">How Jacob Deceived his Father</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When Isaac was so old and so nearly blind that he could not see, he called Esau<br> his <b>oldest</b> son and said to him, &quot;My son.&quot; Esau answered, &quot;Here am I.&quot; Then <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sherman/the childrens bible/how jacob deceived his father.htm</font><p><a href="/library/burgon/the_last_twelve_verses_of_the_gospel_according_to_s_mark_/appendix_a_on_the_importance.htm"><span class="l">Appendix (A). On the Importance of Attending to Patristic <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> SIGMA}. Their authority for this reading is the consentient testimony of<br> THE FOUR <b>OLDEST</b> MSS. WHICH CONTAIN S. Luke 2:14 (viz. B <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../appendix a on the importance.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aaberg/hymns_and_hymnwriters_of_denmark/chapter_one_early_danish_hymnody.htm"><span class="l">Early Danish Hymnody</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Among these hymns we find the <b>oldest</b> known Danish Christmas hymn, which, in the<br> beautiful recast of Grundtvig, is still one of the most favored Christmas songs <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aaberg/hymns and hymnwriters of denmark/chapter one early danish hymnody.htm</font><p><a href="/library/burgon/the_last_twelve_verses_of_the_gospel_according_to_s_mark_/chapter_iv_the_early_versions.htm"><span class="l">The Early Versions Examined, and Found to Yield Unfaltering <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> To which statement it must now be added that second only to the testimony of Fathers<br> on such occasions is to be reckoned the evidence of the <b>oldest</b> of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iv the early versions.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/o/oldest.htm"><span class="l"><b>Oldest</b> (58 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Oldest</b> (58 Occurrences). <b>...</b> (See NIV). Genesis 10:15 And Canaan<br> was the father of Zidon, who was his <b>oldest</b> son, and Heth, (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/oldest.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/apostles'.htm"><span class="l">Apostles'</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia APOSTLES' CREED; THE. kred. The <b>Oldest</b> Creed: The<br> Apostles' Creed is the <b>oldest</b> creed, and lies at the basis of most others. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/apostles'.htm - 20k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/methuselah.htm"><span class="l">Methuselah (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> He was the <b>oldest</b> man of whom we have any record, dying at the age of nine hundred<br> and sixty-nine years, in the year of the Flood (Genesis 5:21-27; 1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/methuselah.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bride-bed.htm"><span class="l">Bride-bed (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). 1 Chronicles 5:1 And the sons of Reuben, the <b>oldest</b> son of Israel, (for he<br> was the <b>oldest</b> son, but, because he made his father's bride-bed unclean, his <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bride-bed.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/creed.htm"><span class="l">Creed</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. APOSTLES' CREED; THE. kred. The <b>Oldest</b> Creed:<br> The Apostles' Creed is the <b>oldest</b> creed, and lies at the basis of most others. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/creed.htm - 43k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/potter.htm"><span class="l">Potter (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Historical Development: (1) Prehistoric. The making of pottery ranks among<br> the very <b>oldest</b> of the crafts. On the rocky plateaus <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/potter.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pottery.htm"><span class="l">Pottery (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Historical Development: (1) Prehistoric. The making of pottery ranks among<br> the very <b>oldest</b> of the crafts. On the rocky plateaus <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pottery.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/languages.htm"><span class="l">Languages (36 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> HISTORY OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE 1. <b>Oldest</b> Form of Language 2. The Hebrew of the Old<br> Testament 3. Its Uniformity 4. The Cause Thereof 5. Differences Due to Age 6 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/languages.htm - 49k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/older.htm"><span class="l">Older (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> John 8:9 And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting<br> with the <b>oldest</b> even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/older.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nehelamite.htm"><span class="l">Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> HISTORY OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE 1. <b>Oldest</b> Form of Language 2. The Hebrew of the Old<br> Testament 3. Its Uniformity 4. The Cause Thereof 5. Differences Due to Age 6 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nehelamite.htm - 89k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/oldest-book-of-the-Bible.html">What is the oldest book in the Bible? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/oldest-man-in-the-Bible.html">Who was the oldest man in the Bible? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/oldest-religion.html">What is the oldest religion? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/oldest.htm">Oldest: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Oldest (58 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/8-9.htm">John 8:9</a></span><br />They, when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning from the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span>, even to the last. Jesus was left alone with the woman where she was, in the middle.<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/11-28.htm">Hebrews 11:28</a></span><br />By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> sons to death.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16</a></span><br />lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/10-15.htm">Genesis 10:15</a></span><br />And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, and Heth,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Genesis 19:4</a></span><br />Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from the youngest to the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> all the people from every quarter.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/22-21.htm">Genesis 22:21</a></span><br />Uz the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span>, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel, the father of Aram,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Genesis 24:2</a></span><br />Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/27-15.htm">Genesis 27:15</a></span><br />And Rebekah took the fair robes of her <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19</a></span><br />And Jacob said, I am Esau, your <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son; I have done as you said: come now, be seated and take of my meat, so that you may give me a blessing.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/27-32.htm">Genesis 27:32</a></span><br />And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, Esau.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/43-33.htm">Genesis 43:33</a></span><br />And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/44-12.htm">Genesis 44:12</a></span><br />And he made a search, starting with the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> and ending with the youngest; and the cup was in Benjamin's bag.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/46-8.htm">Genesis 46:8</a></span><br />And these are the names of the children of Israel who came into Egypt, even Jacob and all his sons: Reuben, Jacob's <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Genesis 49:3</a></span><br />Reuben, you are my <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/49-26.htm">Genesis 49:26</a></span><br />Blessings of sons, old and young, to the father: blessings of the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> mountains and the fruit of the eternal hills: let them come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of him who was separate from his brothers.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/6-14.htm">Exodus 6:14</a></span><br />These are the heads of their fathers' families: the sons of Reuben the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi: these are the families of Reuben.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/1-20.htm">Numbers 1:20</a></span><br />The generations of the sons of Reuben, the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Israel, were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-2.htm">Numbers 3:2</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span>, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-15.htm">Deuteronomy 33:15</a></span><br />And the chief things of the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> mountains, and the good things of the eternal hills,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/17-1.htm">Joshua 17:1</a></span><br />And this was the part marked out for the tribe of Manasseh, because he was the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Joseph. As for Machir, the oldest son of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war he had Gilead and Bashan.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/8-20.htm">Judges 8:20</a></span><br />Then he said to Jether, his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, Up! Put them to death. But the boy did not take out his sword, fearing because he was still a boy.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-13.htm">1 Samuel 17:13</a></span><br />And the three <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> sons of Jesse had gone with Saul to the fight: the names of the three who went to the fight were Eliab, the oldest, and Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-14.htm">1 Samuel 17:14</a></span><br />And David was the youngest: and the three <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> were with Saul's army. <br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-28.htm">1 Samuel 17:28</a></span><br />And Eliab, his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> brother, hearing what David said to the men, was moved to wrath against David, and said, Why have you come here? Into whose care have you given that little flock of sheep in the waste land? I have knowledge of your pride and the evil of your heart, you have come down to see the fight.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">2 Samuel 3:2</a></span><br />While David was in Hebron he became the father of sons: the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> was Amnon, son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-21.htm">2 Samuel 13:21</a></span><br />But when King David had news of all these things he was very angry; but he did not make trouble for Amnon his son, for he was dear to David, being his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">1 Kings 16:34</a></span><br />In his days Hiel made Jericho; he put its base in position at the price of Abiram, his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, and he put its doors in place at the price of his youngest son Segub; even as the Lord had said by Joshua, the son of Nun.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/3-21.htm">2 Kings 3:21</a></span><br />Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">2 Kings 3:27</a></span><br />Then he took his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, who would have been king after him, offering him as a burned offering on the wall. So there was great wrath against Israel; and they went away from him, back to their country.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-13.htm">1 Chronicles 1:13</a></span><br />And Canaan was the father of Zidon, his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, and Heth,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">1 Chronicles 1:29</a></span><br />These are their generations: the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-3.htm">1 Chronicles 2:3</a></span><br />The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah; these three were his sons by Bathshua, the Canaanite woman. And Er, Judah's <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and he put him to death.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-13.htm">1 Chronicles 2:13</a></span><br />And Jesse was the father of Eliab, his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-25.htm">1 Chronicles 2:25</a></span><br />And the sons of Jerahmeel, the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Hezron, were Ram, the oldest, and Bunah and Oren and Ozem and Ahijah.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-27.htm">1 Chronicles 2:27</a></span><br />And the sons of Ram, the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz and Jamin and Eker.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-42.htm">1 Chronicles 2:42</a></span><br />And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mareshah, his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, who was the father of Ziph and Hebron.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-50.htm">1 Chronicles 2:50</a></span><br />The sons of Hur, the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Ephrathah; Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">1 Chronicles 3:1</a></span><br />Now these were David's sons, whose birth took place in Hebron: the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite woman;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-15.htm">1 Chronicles 3:15</a></span><br />And the sons of Josiah: the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-4.htm">1 Chronicles 4:4</a></span><br />And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-1.htm">1 Chronicles 5:1</a></span><br />And the sons of Reuben, the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Israel, (for he was the oldest son, but, because he made his father's bride-bed unclean, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; but he is not to be given the place of the oldest.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-3.htm">1 Chronicles 5:3</a></span><br />The sons of Reuben, the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-28.htm">1 Chronicles 6:28</a></span><br />And the sons of Samuel: the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> Joel, and the second Abiah.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-1.htm">1 Chronicles 8:1</a></span><br />And Benjamin was the father of Bela his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-30.htm">1 Chronicles 8:30</a></span><br />And his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son Abdon, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/8-39.htm">1 Chronicles 8:39</a></span><br />And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-5.htm">1 Chronicles 9:5</a></span><br />And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span>, and his sons.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-31.htm">1 Chronicles 9:31</a></span><br />And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son of Shallum the Korahite, was responsible for cooking the flat cakes.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-36.htm">1 Chronicles 9:36</a></span><br />And Abdon his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son, and Zur and Kish and Baal and Ner and Nadab<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-31.htm">1 Chronicles 24:31</a></span><br />These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers' houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-2.htm">1 Chronicles 26:2</a></span><br />And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span>, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-4.htm">1 Chronicles 26:4</a></span><br />And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span>, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-10.htm">1 Chronicles 26:10</a></span><br />And Hosah, a son of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span>, his father made him chief);<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-3.htm">2 Chronicles 21:3</a></span><br />And their father gave them much silver and gold and things of great value, as well as walled towns in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the <span class="boldtext">oldest</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13</a></span><br />And there was a day when his sons and daughters were feasting in the house of their <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> brother,<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18</a></span><br />And this one was still talking when another came, and said, Your sons and your daughters were feasting together in their <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> brother's house,<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/31-2.htm">Proverbs 31:2</a></span><br />What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his <span class="boldtext">oldest</span> son.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/o/oldest.htm">Oldest</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/oldest.htm">Oldest (58 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/oldness.htm">Oldness (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rechabites.htm">Rechabites (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/repeatedly.htm">Repeatedly (28 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/abandon.htm">Abandon (31 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/forbid.htm">Forbid (46 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/observe.htm">Observe (216 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fasts.htm">Fasts (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/feasts.htm">Feasts (45 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/o/older_women.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Older Women"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Older Women" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/o/oldest_brother's_house.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Oldest Brother's House"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Oldest Brother's House" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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