Numbers 11:16

Elders Appointed to Aid Moses

16Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me aseventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and bofficers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.

1 Chronicles 24:4-6

4Since more chief men were found among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar, they organized them under sixteen heads of fathershouses of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar. 5They divided them cby lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar. 6And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and dAhimelech the son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites, one father’s house being chosen for Eleazar and one chosen for Ithamar.

Jeremiah 26:17

17 eAnd certain of fthe elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying,

Ezekiel 8:11-12

11And before them stood gseventy men of hthe elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah the son of iShaphan standing among them. Each had his censer in his hand, and jthe smoke of the cloud of incense went up. 12Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing kin the dark, each lin his room of pictures? For they say, m‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’”

Ezekiel 9:6

6 nKill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but otouch no one on whom is the mark. And pbegin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the house.

Matthew 26:3

3 qThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in rthe palace of the high priest, whose name was sCaiaphas,

Matthew 27:1

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

1 tWhen morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people utook counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

Matthew 27:41-42

41So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, 42 v“He saved others; whe cannot save himself. xHe is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
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