Thematic Bible: Social functions
Thematic Bible
Social functions » Feasts, general references to
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
Verse Concepts
Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
Verse Concepts
And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
Verse Concepts
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
Verse Concepts
And Levi made himself a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of tax collectors and of others that sat down with them.
Verse Concepts
And when an opportune day was come, Herod on his birthday made a supper for his lords, high captains, and chief men of Galilee;
Verse Concepts
And he prepared a great feast for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
Verse Concepts
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
Verse Concepts
And when these days were completed, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the citadel, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
Verse Concepts
And he said unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the steward of the feast. And they bore it.
Verse Concepts
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Revelry at
And they rose up early on the next day, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
Verse Concepts
For the time past of our life will suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in licentiousness, lusts, excess of wine, reveling, carousing, and abominable idolatries:
Verse Concepts
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make sport for us. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made sport for them: and they set him between the pillars.
Verse Concepts
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of which I tell you beforehand, as I have also told you in time past, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Verse Concepts
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.
Verse Concepts
And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk: therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until the morning light.
Verse Concepts
And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
Verse Concepts
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Birthdays celebrated
And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
Verse Concepts
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Verse Concepts
Social functions » Advices to guests » Not to be critical of food
If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and you be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience's sake.
Verse Concepts
Social functions » Advices to guests » Not to prolong visits
Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you.
Verse Concepts
Social functions » Wedding feasts » The king's son
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, who made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them who are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Jacob's
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
Verse Concepts
Social functions » Advices to guests » Not to seek social pre-eminence
When you are bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest place; lest a more honorable man than you be bidden of him; And he that bade you and him come and say to you, Give this man your place; and you begin with shame to take the lowest place.
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Esther's
Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a holiday in all the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the liberality of the king.
Verse Concepts
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Samson's
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me as a wife.
Verse Concepts
Social functions » Wedding feasts » At cana of galilee
On the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
Verse Concepts
Social life » Social functions » General references to
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
Verse Concepts
Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
Verse Concepts
And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
Verse Concepts
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
Verse Concepts
And Levi made himself a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of tax collectors and of others that sat down with them.
Verse Concepts
And when an opportune day was come, Herod on his birthday made a supper for his lords, high captains, and chief men of Galilee;
Verse Concepts
And he prepared a great feast for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
Verse Concepts
And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.
Verse Concepts
And when these days were completed, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the citadel, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;
Verse Concepts
And he said unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the steward of the feast. And they bore it.
Verse Concepts