Thematic Bible: Feasts, general references to


Thematic Bible



King Belshazzar put on a great festival for a thousand of his officials. He joined all one thousand of them in getting drunk. Verse ConceptsBanquets, ReasonsGluttonyFeastingAlcoholCelebrationsDinnerA Thousand PeopleDrinking Winethe anniversary Feasts

So they collected and filled twelve baskets full of pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. Verse ConceptsBarleyThe Number TwelveBaskets, Uses OfDinnerFive ThingsRemaining FoodTwelve Things

So Solomon observed the Festival of Tents at that time, as did all of Israel with him. A large assembly came up from as far away as Lebo-hamath and the Wadi of Egypt to appear in the presence of the LORD our God, not just for seven days, but for seven days after that, a total of fourteen days. Verse ConceptsWeeksDinnerSeven DaysTen Or More DaysCelebration

There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Verse ConceptsSabbath, In NtTablesSocial FellowshipDinnerReclining To EatThose Who Provided A MealrelaxinglazarusJesus Eating

Later, Levi gave a large banquet at his home for Jesus. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. Verse ConceptsCrowdsFeastingevangelism, kinds ofCelebrationsBanquets, Examples OfGuestsHospitality, Examples OfLargenessTax CollectorsDinnerReceiving Jesus As A Guest

An opportunity came during Herod's birthday celebration, when he gave a banquet for his top officials, military officers, and the most important people of Galilee. Verse ConceptsAmusementsCommanderBanquets, Events CelebratedBirthdaysBirthdays CelebratedDinnerRight Time For People

So he prepared a large festival for them, and when they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them back to their master, and marauding gangs of Arameans never came into the territory of Israel again. Verse ConceptsDinner

They spent three days eating and drinking with David, since their relatives had supplied provisions for them. Verse ConceptsDinnerThree Days

When those days were over, the king held a seven-day banquet in the courtyard of the garden of his palace for all the people who were present in Susa the capital, from the greatest to the least important. Verse ConceptsDinnerSeven Days

Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the man in charge of the banquet." So they did. Verse ConceptsBanquets, CharaceristicsDinnerDrawing Water

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