Elder: Elders, with Delegated Powers, Were Authorized to Act for Their Constituency
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Deuteronomy 1:13, 15
Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.” / So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.