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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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Numbers 1:20
And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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1611 witness · Numbers 1:20 · retained source text

And the children of Reuben Israels eldest sonne, by their generations after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polle, euery male from twenty yeeres old and vpward, all that were able to go forth to warre:

Numbers 26:5
¶ Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
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1611 witness · Numbers 26:5 · retained source text

¶ Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel: the children of Reuben, Hanoch, of whom commeth the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu the family of the Palluites:

1611 marginal noteGene. 46.8. exod. 6.14. 1.chro. 5.1.

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

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