Quotes about Older
To an open house in the evening home shall men come, To an older place than Eden and a taller town than Rome.
— GK Chesterton
When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”
— Exodus 2:10
From the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
— Numbers 1:36
For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
— 1 Chronicles 23:27
Of course, there is a much older notion of "revelation," according to which God is continually revealing himself to and within the world he
— NT Wright
Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
— Genesis 29:26
The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
— 1 Samuel 17:13
the implication that older styles of worship are somehow less spiritual and the modern electronic worship is somehow more worthy is sheer cultural prejudice and should be happily laughed at whenever it emerges.)
— NT Wright
But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.
— Ezra 3:12
From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
— Numbers 1:40
Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.
— Exodus 30:14
You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.
— Numbers 1:3