Eating Customs
The ancient Hebrews would not eat with the Egyptians (Gen.
43:32). In the time of our Lord they would not eat
with
Samaritans (John 4:9), and were astonished that he ate
with
publicans and sinners (Matt. 9:11). The Hebrews
originally sat
at table, but afterwards adopted the Persian and
Chaldean
practice of reclining (Luke 7:36-50). Their p...
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And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things
as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not
from house to house....
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And when they did mete [it] with an omer, he that gathered
much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no
lack; they gathered every man according to his eating....
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Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment
upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: [but] make not
thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating
and drinking....
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And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say
unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his
sheep, and slay [them] here, and eat; and sin not against the
LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought
every man his ox with him that night, and slew [them] there....
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And when he had brought him down, behold, [they were] spread
abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing,
because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the
land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah....
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The host acting as waiter
Ge 18:8
-Favored guests served a double portion
Ge 43:34
-Table used in
Jud 1:7
-Sitting at table
Ex 32:6
-Reclining on couches
Am 6:4,7; Lu 7:37,38; Joh 13:25
-Ablutions before
Mt 15:2
-See FEASTS
-See FOOD
-See GLUTTONY...
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And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and
his neighbour next unto his house take [it] according to the
number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall
make your count for the lamb....
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And Adonijah and all the guests that [were] with him heard
[it] as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard
the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore [is this] noise
of the city being in an uproar?...
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They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the
gardens behind one [tree] in the midst, eating swine's flesh,
and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed
together, saith the LORD....
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