15 Bible Verses about Food Defined

And God said, "See, I have given you all herbs that sow seed which are on all the earth, and all manner trees that have fruit in them and sow seed; to be meat for you,

and it shall bear thorns and thistles unto thee. And thou shalt eat the herbs of the field:

And all that moveth upon the earth, having life, shall be your meat: Even as the green herbs, so give I you all things.

And the LORD God made to spring out of the earth, all manner trees beautiful to the sight and pleasant to eat; and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and also the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

And the LORD God commanded Adam, saying, "Of all the trees of the garden see thou eat:

And the woman said unto the serpent, "Of the fruit of the trees in the garden we may eat,

And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.

and for all beasts of the earth, and unto all fowls of the air, and unto all that creepeth on the earth wherein is life, that they may have all manner herbs and grass for to eat." And even so it was.

He bringeth food out of the earth, and that which is under, consumeth he with fire.

"Speak unto the children of Israel and say, 'These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth:

that ye may put difference between unclean and clean, and between the beasts that are eaten and the beasts that are not eaten.'"

Notwithstanding, thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy cities, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee both the unclean and the clean mayest thou eat, even as the roe and the hart: only eat not the blood, but pour it upon the earth as water.

If, when the LORD thy God hath enlarged thy coasts as he hath promised thee, thou say, 'I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh': then thou shalt eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth.

By this river upon both the sides of the shore, there shall grow all manner of fruitful trees, whose leaves shall not fall off, neither shall their fruit perish: but ever be ripe at their months, for their water runneth out of the Sanctuary. His fruit is good to eat, and his leaf profitable for medicine.

One believeth that he may eat all things. Another, which is weak, eateth herbs.