Sentences with 'elders'
Example sentences and phrases with the word elders and other words derived from it.
• « The Muslim elders appointed Muhammad's father-in-law, Abu Bakr (r. 632 - 634), as the new leader after a period of deliberation. He became the first caliph, which means "successor": the head of the Ummah, the man who represented the spiritual and political authority of the Muslims. »
• « The Umayyads quickly abandoned the practice of elders meeting to appoint leaders, insisting on a hereditary line of caliphs. »
• « Paleolithic women, children and elders were engaged in less arduous tasks, such as gathering fruit and eggs, an activity they shared with the care and preservation of food and something essential: fire. »
• « A chief or group of tribal elders made decisions, and although the chief was male, he was usually selected and advised by women. »