One similarity between the nation of Israel and the Christian congregation is the arrangement of older men, or elders.
أَمَّا أَحَدُ ٱلتَّشَابُهَاتِ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَّتَيْنِ فَهُوَ تَرْتِيبُ ٱلشُّيُوخِ .‏