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Elder
Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source
- IN THE MOSAIC SYSTEM
- (Equivalent to the title senator, in present use)
- Elders, with delegated powers, were authorized to act for their constituency Deuteronomy 1:13Deuteronomy 1:15
- See GOVERNMENT, MOSAIC
- IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Acts 11:29Acts 11:30Acts 14:23Acts 15:1–35Acts 16:4Acts 16:5Acts 20:17Acts 20:28–32Acts 21:181 Timothy 4:141 Timothy 5:17–19Titus 1:5–9Hebrews 11:2James 5:14James 5:151 Peter 5:1–52 John 1:13 John 1:1
- APOCALYPTIC VISION OF Revelation 4:4Revelation 4:10Revelation 5:5Revelation 5:6Revelation 5:8Revelation 5:11Revelation 5:14Revelation 7:11Revelation 7:13Revelation 11:16Revelation 14:3Revelation 19:4
- See Deacon
- Also see CHURCH, GOVERNMENT OF