IN THE MOSAIC SYSTEM
(Equivalent to the title senator, in present use)
Elders, with delegated powers, were authorized to act for their constituency
Deuteronomy 1:13,15
IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Acts 11:29,30; 14:23; 15:1-35; 16:4,5; 20:17,28-32; 21:18; 1 Timothy 4:14; 5:17-19; Titus 1:5-9; Hebrews 11:2; James 5:14,15; 1 Peter 5:1-5; 2 John 1:1; 3 John 1:1
APOCALYPTIC VISION OF
Revelation 4:4,10; 5:5,6,8,11,14; 7:11,13; 11:16; 14:3; 19:4
See DEACON
