While reading/studying/discussing the Bible, I love jotting down notes. The Bible is filled with wonderful treasures and I love discovering them one by one. A few firsts I’ve discovered are:
* The first city mentioned in the Bible was Enoch which was founded by Cain and named after his son. (Genesis 4:17)
* Abel was the first shepherd. (Genesis 4:2)
* The first priest mentioned in the Bible was Melchizedek. (Genesis 14:18) He also receivedΒ the first tithe.
* Cain committed the first murder when he killed his brother Abel, which also makes Abel the first person to die. (Genesis 4)
* The first marriage was between Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:21-24)
* The first twins recorded were Jacob and Esau. Their mother was Rebekah. (Genesis 25:24-26)
* Lamech was the first man to have two wives (Genesis 4:19)
* Deborah was the first and only female judge. (Judges 4:4)
* First left-hander? Ehud. (Judges 3:15)
* David wrote the first letter; it was addressed to Joab. (2 Samuel 11:14)
* Sarah baked the first cake. (Genesis 18:6)
* The first person to be tied up? Isaac. (Genesis 22:9)
* Noah was the first person recorded as getting drunk. (Genesis 9:21)
* The first surgery? Well, I like to think that the first surgery was performed when God put Adam to sleep and remove one of his ribs to create his equal half, woman. (Genesis 2:21-22)
* The first surrogate? When Sarah couldn’t bear children and sheΒ told her husband Abraham to lay with their Egyptian handmaid HagarΒ so Sarah can obtain children by her. (Genesis 16)
* Green is the first color mentioned (Genesis 1:30).
* Stephen was the first martyr of the Christian church. (Acts 7)
* The first measure of weight used was Shekel. (Genesis 23:15)
* Physicians are first mentioned in Genesis 50:2 when Joseph embalmed his father in Egypt.
* First to use a pulpit? Ezra (Nehemiah 8:4)
* Shishak was the first king of Egypt to be called by name instead of Pharoah; he was also the only king of Egypt to be called by name. (1 Kings 11:40)
Nothing to add or debate but I enjoy learning these
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Happy to hear this, Margaret! π β€
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These are always fun π
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I’m happy that you think so, T.R. π
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Love it Dee! Great *first* post indeed lol! I’ve learned a lot from this although I had known about a few like Deborah, Sarah and Cain and well of course Adam n Eve so on so forth. God bless and keep you Xx
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Thank you, chica! May He continue to bless and keep you as well. β€
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No problem Dee! Yes in Jesus Name Amen! I receive it! ππ
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Sounds like you do some things I do! For instance: 10:10’s in the Bible… Keep on working for the Lord and I will too!
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Thank you and may He continue to bless and guide you.
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Been a few years since anyone has been here. Hope you are well. I am getting better every day! God has been working in my life for over 50 years but in the past year I have a new appreciation and awareness of that. “Abide in me and bear much fruit”. Most notably I have discovered fasting and feasting. Thanks for the list of firsts! Is Jezebel really the first to call for a fast? 1Kings 21:9?
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