Bible dictionary for children
Elder
Elder can mean an older person or a recognized community leader.
In simple words
What does it mean?
Elder can mean an older person or a recognized community leader. The passage helps us decide whether age, responsibility or both are meant.
Talk about it
What qualities would help a community leader care for others?
An example from the Bible
Acts describes Paul and Barnabas appointing elders in churches. These people have a responsibility within the communities.
Read Acts 14:23 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
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Related reading: Acts 14:23
When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they had believed.Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
