There is a Sunni sheikh, there's a Shiite sheikh, there's the seven leaders of the seven major tribes, there's a Christian, there's a Sabian, there are female representatives, there's every political party in this council, what's wrong with the people that we chose?

all the families who remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

Sometimes marriages take place between members of the clans to effect a compromise and seal the peace .

Joseph went up to bury his father and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, all the elders of the land of Egypt,

And Joseph went up to bury his father and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

Thus said Yahweh, Go, and buy a potter's earthen bottle, and take some of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests

Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests

Families were based on blood ties or adoption, but were also political and economic alliances.

because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn't go out of the door

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

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The elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him

And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him

All the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

All the elders of Israel came and the Levites took up the ark

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

And all the elders of Israel came and the Levites took up the ark.

Finally, different clans around the president have long been trying to promote their own candidates for succession.

Clans preceded more centralized forms of community organization and government they are located in every country.

Other examples of purchases by sub clans are included in annex I.

The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

Yahweh said to Moses, Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them and bring them to the Tent of Meeting, that they may stand there with you.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.

Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah

The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

He insists that if the head of the boy scouts or the city s clan leaders asked him to disband the training camp, he would do so.

The appeal to religious based opposition is an attempt to undercut the traditional clan based system.

Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.

Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram and the elders of Israel followed him.

He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel

And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram and the elders of Israel followed him.

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

It also encompasses a multitude of tribal conflicts inter tribal, as well as intra tribal and clan fights.