ELDER
IN THE MOSAIC SYSTEM
(Equivalent to the title senator, in present use)
Elders, with delegated powers, were authorized to act for their constituency DEU 1:13,15
See GOVERNMENT, MOSAIC
IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH ACT 11:29,30; 14:23; 15:1-35; 16:4,5; 20:17,28-32; 21:18; 1TI 4:14; 5:17-19; TIT 1:5-9; HEB 11:2; JAS 5:14,15; 1PE 5:1-5; 2JN 1:1; 3JN 1:1
APOCALYPTIC VISION OF REV 4:4,10; 5:5,6,8,11,14; 7:11,13; 11:16; 14:3; 19:4
See DEACON
Also see CHURCH, GOVERNMENT OF
