Topical Bible: Aged

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The term "aged" in the Bible often refers to individuals who have reached an advanced stage in life, characterized by wisdom, experience, and sometimes frailty. The Scriptures hold the aged in high regard, emphasizing respect, honor, and the value of their counsel.

Biblical References and Context

1. Respect and Honor for the Aged: The Bible commands respect for the elderly, associating it with reverence for God. Leviticus 19:32 states, "You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD." This verse underscores the importance of showing deference to those who have lived long lives, linking it to the fear of the Lord.

2. Wisdom and Experience: The aged are often associated with wisdom and understanding. Job 12:12 declares, "Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life." This suggests that the accumulation of years brings insight and discernment, qualities that are to be valued and sought after.

3. Role in the Community: In biblical times, the aged often held positions of authority and were sought for their guidance. Elders in Israelite society were leaders and decision-makers, as seen in passages like Deuteronomy 32:7 , "Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you."

4. Challenges of Aging: The Bible does not shy away from acknowledging the challenges that come with aging. Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 poetically describes the decline of physical abilities and the approach of death, urging the young to remember their Creator before these days come. This passage reflects on the inevitability of aging and the importance of a life lived in reverence to God.

5. God’s Faithfulness to the Aged: The Scriptures affirm God's continued care and faithfulness to the aged. Isaiah 46:4 reassures, "Even to your old age, I will be the same, and even to your graying years, I will bear you. I have done it, and I will carry you; I will bear and deliver you." This promise highlights God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His people throughout their lives.

6. Examples of the Aged in Scripture: Several biblical figures exemplify the role and significance of the aged. Abraham and Sarah were advanced in years when they received the promise of Isaac (Genesis 18:11-14). Simeon and Anna, both elderly, recognized Jesus as the Messiah when He was presented at the temple (Luke 2:25-38). These examples illustrate how God continues to use and bless individuals in their later years.

Cultural and Theological Significance

In biblical culture, the aged were seen as repositories of tradition and wisdom, essential for maintaining the continuity of faith and community values. The respect for the elderly is deeply rooted in the biblical worldview, reflecting a broader theological understanding of life as a journey under God's providence. The aged are not only to be honored for their years but also cherished for the wisdom and perspective they bring to the community of faith.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Age.

2. (a.) Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; as, an aged man; an aged oak.

3. (a.) Belonging to old age.

4. (a.) Having a certain age; at the age of; having lived; as, a man aged forty years.

Greek

4247. presbutis -- an aged woman
... an aged woman. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: presbutis Phonetic
Spelling: (pres-boo'-tis) Short Definition: an old woman Definition: an old ...
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4246. presbutes -- an old man
... Word Origin from the same as presbuteros Definition an old man NASB Word Usage
aged (1), old man (1), older men (1). aged man, old man. ...
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4243. presbeuo -- to be the elder, to take precedence
... to be the elder, to take precedence. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: presbeuo
Phonetic Spelling: (pres-byoo'-o) Short Definition: I am aged, act as an ...
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1088. geron -- an old man
... word Definition an old man NASB Word Usage old (1). old. Of uncertain affinity
(compare geras); aged -- old. see GREEK geras. (geron) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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4915. sunelikiotes -- one of the same age
... equal. From sun and a derivative of helikia; a co-aged person, ie Alike in years --
equal. see GREEK sun. see GREEK helikia. (sunelikiotas) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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2244. helikia -- maturity, ie age
... age, maturity; stature. 2244 (from , "full-aged") -- properly, the of a
(Mt 6:27; Jn 9:21,23; Heb 11:11, etc.). Word Origin from ...
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2878. korban -- an offering
... 2878 (see OT 7133) -- ; properly, a gift (offering) dedicated to God, and by the
Jews as a way to their rightful duty to God to care for aged parents (etc.). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3453. yashish -- aged
... 3452, 3453. yashish. 3454 . aged. Transliteration: yashish Phonetic
Spelling: (yaw-sheesh') Short Definition: aged. Word Origin ...
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3486. yashesh -- aged, decrepit
... 3485, 3486. yashesh. 3487 . aged, decrepit. Transliteration: yashesh
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-shaysh') Short Definition: infirm. ...
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6268. Attiq -- "aged," a part of a name of God
... 6267, 6268. Attiq. 6269 . "aged," a part of a name of God. Transliteration:
Attiq Phonetic Spelling: (at-teek') Short Definition: ancient. ...
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2205. zaqen -- old
... Word Origin from the same as zaqan Definition old NASB Word Usage aged (3), aged*
(1), elder (3), elders (132), old (21), old man (7), old men (7), old women (1 ...
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2204. zaqen -- to be or become old
... 1). aged man, old man. A primitive root; to be old -- aged man, be (wax)
old (man). 2203b, 2204. zaqen. 2205 . Strong's Numbers.
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3454. Yeshishay -- a Gileadite
... Jeshishai. From yashiysh; aged; Jeshishai, an Israelite -- Jeshishai. see HEBREW
yashiysh. 3453, 3454. Yeshishay. 3455 . Strong's Numbers.
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7867. sib -- to be hoary
... be grayheaded. A primitive root; properly, to become aged, ie (by implication) to
grow gray -- (be) grayheaded. 7866, 7867. sib. 7868 . Strong's Numbers.
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3524. kabbir -- great, mighty, much
... From kabar; vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged),
or in number, many -- + feeble, mighty, most, much, strong, valiant. ...
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8105. shemer -- lees, dregs
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition lees, dregs NASB Word Usage aged
wine (2), dregs (2), spirit (1). dregs, wines on the lees. ...
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6440. panim -- face, faces
... 1), accept* (3), accepted* (1), account (1), account* (2), across* (1), adjacent*
(1), after* (1), again (1), against (6), against* (2), aged* (1), ahead (15 ...
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Library

The God of the Aged
... The God of the Aged. A Sermon (No.81). Delivered on Sabbath Morning, May 25, 1856,
by the. REV. CH SPURGEON. At New Park Street Chapel, Southwark. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/the god of the aged.htm

On the Death of an Aged Minister.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCCXI. On the Death of an aged Minister. 6.6.8.6 James Montgomery.
On the Death of an aged Minister. Servant of God, well done! ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cccxi on the death.htm

The Young Saul and the Aged Paul [Footnote: to the Young. ]
... THE YOUNG SAUL AND THE AGED PAUL [Footnote: To the young.]. ... '...Paul the aged,
and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.' "PHILEMON 9.. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the young saul and the.htm

Prayer for an Aged Minister.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCCIX. Prayer for an Aged Minister. 8.8.8.8 James Montgomery.
Prayer for an Aged Minister. A blessing on our pastor's head,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cccix prayer for an.htm

On the Death of an Aged Christian.
... 593. " On the Death of an aged Christian. 593. SM Montgomery. On the Death of an
aged Christian. "I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course.". ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/adams/hymns for christian devotion/593 on the death.htm

Caring for My Aged Mother
... Chapter XXII Caring for my Aged Mother. Provision had now ... that State. One
of the aged brothers in the home was greatly afflicted. His ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter xxii caring for my.htm

Psalm 71 Part 3 the Aged Christian's Prayer and Song.
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 71 PART 3 The aged Christian's prayer and song.
v.17-21 CM. The aged Christian's prayer and song. PAUSE. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 71 part 3 the.htm

Psalm 71 Part 1 the Aged Saint's Reflection and Hope.
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 71 PART 1 The aged saint's reflection and hope. v.5-9
CM. The aged saint's reflection and hope. My God, my everlasting hope,. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 71 part 1 the.htm

The Faithful Aged Woman.
... The Faithful Aged Woman. An old woman who was seventy-five years old had
a Sabbath-school two miles away among the mountains. One ...
/.../moody/moodys anecdotes and illustrations/the faithful aged woman.htm

Psalm 71:1. 5-9. First Part. The Aged Saint's Reflection and Hope.
... THE Psalms of David, In Metre. Psalm 71:1. 5-9. First Part. The aged saint's
reflection and hope. 1 My God, my everlasting hope, I ...
/.../watts/the psalms of david/psalm 71 1 0 5-9 first part.htm

Thesaurus

Aged (63 Occurrences)
... & pp) of Age. 2. (a.) Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the
usual time allotted to that species of being; as, an aged man; an aged oak. ...
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Ancient (64 Occurrences)
... 4. (a.) Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable. 5. (a.) Experienced;
versed. 6. (a.) Former; sometime. ... 8. (n.) An aged man; a patriarch. ...
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Anna (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Grace, an aged widow, the daughter of Phanuel. She was
a "prophetess," like Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah (2 Chronicles 34:22). ...
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Exhort (37 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS). Titus 2:2 Exhort aged men to be temperate, grave,
sober-minded, robust in their faith, their love and their patience. (WEY). ...
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Satisfied (110 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Genesis 25:8 and Abraham expireth, and dieth in a good old age, aged
and satisfied, and is gathered unto his people. (YLT NAS). ...
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Youths (28 Occurrences)
... those youths. (WEB NIV). Job 29:8 Seen me have youths, and they, been hidden,
And the aged have risen -- they stood up. (YLT). Psalms ...
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Forsaketh (17 Occurrences)
... (YLT). 2 Chronicles 10:8 And he forsaketh the counsel of the aged men that they
counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, those ...
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Expireth (5 Occurrences)
... Expireth (5 Occurrences). Genesis 25:8 and Abraham expireth, and dieth in a good
old age, aged and satisfied, and is gathered unto his people. (YLT). ...
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Extremity (46 Occurrences)
... the Revised Version (British and American) "exceeding barbarities"; in Ecclesiasticus
42:8 it is used as an adverb, "the extreme aged" (eschatogeros), the ...
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Dieth (192 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Genesis 25:8 and Abraham expireth, and dieth in a good old age, aged
and satisfied, and is gathered unto his people. (YLT). ...
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Resources

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Aged (63 Occurrences)

Luke 1:18
And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'
(YLT)

Acts 21:16
and there went also of the disciples from Cesarea with us, bringing with them him with whom we may lodge, a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an aged disciple.
(YLT)

1 Timothy 5:1
An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;
(YLT)

1 Timothy 5:2
aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters -- in all purity;
(YLT)

Titus 2:2
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
(KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT)

Titus 2:3
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
(KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT)

Philemon 1:9
yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Hebrews 8:13
In that he says, "A new covenant," he has made the first old. But that which is becoming old and grows aged is near to vanishing away.
(WEB ASV DBY)

Genesis 18:12
and Abraham and Sarah 'are' aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;
(YLT)

Genesis 18:14
And Jehovah saith unto Abraham, 'Why 'is' this? Sarah hath laughed, saying, Is it true really -- I bear -- and I am aged? Is any thing too wonderful for Jehovah? at the appointed time I return unto thee, about the time of life, and Sarah hath a son.'
(YLT)

Genesis 19:4
Before they lie down, the men of the city -- men of Sodom -- have come round about against the house, from young even unto aged, all the people from the extremity;
(YLT)

Genesis 24:36
and Sarah, my lord's wife, beareth a son to my lord, after she hath been aged, and he giveth to him all that he hath.
(YLT)

Genesis 25:8
and Abraham expireth, and dieth in a good old age, aged and satisfied, and is gathered unto his people.
(YLT)

Genesis 27:1
And it cometh to pass that Isaac 'is' aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, 'My son;' and he saith unto him, 'Here 'am' I.'
(YLT)

Genesis 27:2
And he saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have become aged, I have not known the day of my death;
(YLT)

Genesis 35:29
and Isaac expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people, aged and satisfied with days; and bury him do Esau and Jacob his sons.
(YLT)

Genesis 43:27
and he asketh of them of peace, and saith, 'Is your father well? the aged man of whom ye have spoken, is he yet alive?'
(YLT NIV)

Genesis 44:20
And we said to my lord, We have an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, yet young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.
(DBY YLT NIV)

Exodus 10:9
And Moses saith, 'With our young ones, and with our aged ones, we go, with our sons, and with our daughters, with our flock, and our herd, we go, for we have a festival to Jehovah.'
(YLT)

Leviticus 19:32
"'You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.
(See NAS NIV)

Deuteronomy 28:50
a nation -- fierce of countenance -- which accepteth not the face of the aged, and the young doth not favour;
(YLT)

Joshua 6:21
and they devote all that 'is' in the city, from man even unto woman, from young even unto aged, even unto ox, and sheep, and ass, by the mouth of the sword.
(YLT)

Joshua 13:1
And Joshua is old, entering into days, and Jehovah saith unto him, 'Thou hast become aged, thou hast entered into days; as to the land, very much hath been left to possess.
(YLT)

Judges 19:16
And lo, a man, an aged one, hath come from his work from the field in the evening, and the man 'is' of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he 'is' a sojourner in Gibeah, and the men of the place 'are' Benjamites.
(YLT)

Judges 19:17
And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the man, the traveller, in a broad place of the city, and the aged man saith, 'Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?'
(YLT)

Ruth 1:12
Turn back, my daughters, go, for I am too aged to be to a husband; though I had said, There is for me hope, also, I have been to-night to a husband, and also I have borne sons:
(YLT)

1 Samuel 8:1
And it cometh to pass, when Samuel 'is' aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 8:5
and say unto him, 'Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.'
(YLT)

1 Samuel 12:2
and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they 'are' with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 17:12
And David 'is' son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name 'is' Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;
(YLT)

1 Samuel 28:14
And he saith to her, 'What 'is' his form?' and she saith, 'An aged man is coming up, and he 'is' covered with an upper robe;' and Saul knoweth that he 'is' Samuel, and boweth -- face to thee earth -- and doth obeisance.
(YLT)

2 Samuel 19:32
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

1 Kings 1:15
And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king 'is' very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:
(YLT NIV)

1 Kings 13:11
And a certain aged prophet is dwelling in Beth-El, and his son cometh and recounteth to him all the deed that the man of God hath done to-day in Beth-El, the words that he hath spoken unto the king, -- yea, they recount them to their father.
(YLT)

2 Kings 4:14
And he saith, 'And what -- to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, 'Verily she hath no son, and her husband 'is' aged.'
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 10:6
And king Rehoboam consulteth with the aged men who have been standing before Solomon his father in his being alive, saying, 'How are ye counselling to answer this people?'
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 10:8
And he forsaketh the counsel of the aged men that they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, those standing before him,
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 10:13
And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 24:15
And Jehoiada is aged and satisfied with days, and dieth -- a son of a hundred and thirty years in his death,
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 36:17
And He causeth to go up against them the king of the Chaldeans, and he slayeth their chosen ones by the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and hath had no pity on young man and virgin, old man and very aged -- the whole He hath given into his hand.
(YLT RSV NIV)

Ezra 3:12
And many of the priests, and the Levites, and the heads of the fathers, the aged men who had seen the first house -- in this house being founded before their eyes -- are weeping with a loud voice, and many with a shout, in joy, lifting up the voice;
(YLT)

Job 12:12
With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 12:20
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Job 15:10
With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much elder than your father.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 29:8
The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Job 32:6
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are aged; wherefore I was timid, and feared to shew you what I know.
(DBY RSV)

Job 32:9
It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Job 42:17
and Job dieth, aged and satisfied 'with' days.
(YLT)

Psalms 119:100
I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.
(WEB ASV DBY NAS RSV)

Psalms 148:12
Young men, and also maidens, Aged men, with youths,
(YLT)

Proverbs 17:6
Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.
(See RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 7:9
And thy palate as the good wine --' Flowing to my beloved in uprightness, Strengthening the lips of the aged!
(YLT)

Isaiah 3:5
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.
(See JPS YLT)

Isaiah 25:6
And in this mountain will the Lord of armies make for all peoples a feast of good things, a feast of wines long stored, of good things sweet to the taste, of wines long kept and tested.
(See NAS NIV)

Isaiah 47:6
I was angry with my people, I profaned my inheritance, and gave them into your hand: you showed them no mercy; on the aged you have very heavily laid your yoke.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 65:20
There is not thence any more a suckling of days, And an aged man who doth not complete his days, For the youth a hundred years old dieth, And the sinner, a hundred years old, is lightly esteemed.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 6:11
Therefore I am full of the wrath of Yahweh; I am weary with holding in: pour it out on the children in the street, and on the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him who is full of days.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Lamentations 4:16
The face of Jehovah hath divided them; he will no more regard them. They respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the aged.
(DBY)

Lamentations 5:14
The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 9:6
aged, young man, and virgin, and infant, and women, ye do slay -- to destruction; and against any man on whom 'is' the mark ye do not go nigh, and from My sanctuary ye begin.'
(YLT)

Ezekiel 9:7
And they begin among the aged men who 'are' before the house, and He saith unto them, 'Defile the house, and fill the courts with the wounded, go forth.' And they have gone forth and have smitten in the city.
(YLT)

Joel 1:2
Hear this, ye aged ones, And give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land, Hath this been in your days? Or in the days of your fathers?
(YLT RSV)

Joel 2:16
Gather the people, sanctify an assembly, Assemble the aged, Gather infants and sucklings of the breasts, Go out let a bridegroom from his inner chamber, And a bride out of her closet.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Aged

Aged: Gospel Invitation To

Related Terms

Ancient (64 Occurrences)

Anna (1 Occurrence)

Exhort (37 Occurrences)

Satisfied (110 Occurrences)

Youths (28 Occurrences)

Forsaketh (17 Occurrences)

Expireth (5 Occurrences)

Extremity (46 Occurrences)