...thee unto the Lord and it be sin unto thee." (Lev. 19 : 13 ; Deut. 24: 14, 15 ; Exod. 21 : 26, 27.) " Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head and honor the face of the old man."(Lev. 19 : 32. See also Lev. 19 : 14.) All this, yet nothing special for Priests, or Levites,...

...from Abraham to Moses and some of the prophets were old in years and wisdom. The exhortation was to rise up before the hoary head and honor the face of the old man, and this has its nursery echo in the story of Elisha (II, Kings, 2: 23-24) whom little children came...

...of age typified by the beard is also expressed in the book of Leviticus, which commands, "Thou shall rise up before the hoary head and honor the face of the old man." In those days a prophet or patriarch with a razor in his hand would have been an anomaly. Small wonder...

...This is well brought out in the command to the young to rise in the presence of the aged : "Thou shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shall fear thy God: I am Yahweh."*7 Here we have a command to perform an ordinary act of politeness...

...suspended thus, in deference to old age, shows how sensitive a regard was paid to the Mosaic precept, " Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man." As to the theological character of this association, there has been a prevailing sound orthodox sentiment...

...Congregations, New York, NY Treatment of the aged is a test by which to judge the moral character of a society. "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head and honor the face of the old man" (Leviticus 19:32) is a commandment with renewed significance. In a time of rapidly increasing longevity...

...not eat anything with its blood; neither shall you practice divination nor soothsaying. "You shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old. "And if a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. The stranger that sojourns...

...old and implanted a sense of duty to provide for them in case of need. Repeatedly, the Bible commands "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head and honor the face of the old man." The Jewish community has always been responsive to the plea of its elderly: "Al taazvenu bees zikna"...

...([ i It is a duty to honor every scholar, even if he is not one's teacher, as it is said, "You shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man" (Lev. 19:32). "Old man" refers to one who has acquired wisdom. < 3 It is improper for a sage to put...

...Lord (Leviticus 22 : 9). I am He who kept the precepts of Torah first. 25. Rabbi Simon said: You shall rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord (Leviticus 19 : 32). I am He who first fulfilled [the divine...