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-# elder, older
+# elder, older, old
 
 ## Definition:
 
-Elders are spiritually mature men who have responsibilities of spiritual and practical leadership among God’s people.
+The term "elder" or "older" refers to people (in the Bible, usually men) who have grown old enough to become mature adults and leaders within a community. For example, elders might have gray hair, have adult children, or perhaps even have grandchildren or great-grandchildren.
 
 * The term “elder” came from the fact that elders were originally older men who, because of their age and experience, had greater wisdom.
 * In the Old Testament, the elders helped lead the Israelites in matters of social justice and the Law of Moses.
-* In the New Testament, Jewish elders continued to be leaders in their communities and also were judges for the people.
-* In the early Christian churches, Christian elders gave spiritual leadership to the local assemblies of believers.
-* Elders in these churches included young men who were spiritually mature.
+* In the New Testament, Jewish "elders" continued to be leaders in their communities and also were judges for the people.
+* In the early Christian churches, Christian "elders" gave spiritual leadership to the local assemblies of believers. Elders in these churches sometimes included young men who were spiritually mature.
 * This term could be translated as “older men” or “spiritually mature men leading the church.”
 
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