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eldest

Meaning of “eldest”

Oldest, especially the firstborn among siblings.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
14 occurrences14 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 24:2

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Job 1:13
¶ And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
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1611 witness · Job 1:13 · retained source text

¶ And there was a day, when his sonnes and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house:

Job 1:18
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
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1611 witness · Job 1:18 · retained source text

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, & said, Thy sonnes, and thy daughters, were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house.

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Oldest; most advanced in age; that was born before others.

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