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beginning

Meaning of “beginning”

The start, first part, or earliest point in time, order, or action.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:1

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Jeremiah 26:1
IN the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying,
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 26:1 · retained source text

¶ In the beginning of the reigne of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah king of Iudah, came this word from the LORD, saying;

Jeremiah 27:1
IN the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 27:1 · retained source text

¶ In the beginning of the reigne of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah, came this worde vnto Ieremiah from the LORD, saying,

Jeremiah 28:1
AND it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 28:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe the same yeere, in the beginning of the reigne of Zedekiah king of Iudah, in the fourth yeere, and in the fift moneth, that Hananiah the sonne of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake vnto mee in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying;

Jeremiah 49:34
¶ The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 49:34 · retained source text

¶ The word of the LORD that came to Ieremiah the Prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reigne of Zedekiah king of Iudah, saying,

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