Thematic Bible: Social functions
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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.
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Therefore they gathered and filled twelve handbaskets with fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over to those who had eaten.
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And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath to the river of Egypt, before Jehovah our God, seven days and seven days, fourteen days.
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Then they made a supper there for Him. And Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him.
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And Levi made a great feast in his own house for Him. And there was a great company of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining with them.
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And a convenient day came, when Herod made a supper to great men on his birthday, and to the chiliarchs, and to the first ones of Galilee.
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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. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
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And they were with David three days, eating and drinking. For their brothers had prepared food for them.
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And when these days had expired, the king made a feast to all the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both to great and small, for seven days in the court of the garden of the king's palace.
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And He said to them, Now draw out and carry it to the master of the feast. And they carried it.
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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.
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For the time of life which is past is enough for us to have worked out the will of the nations, having gone on in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, parties, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
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And when their hearts were merry, it happened that they said, Call for Samson and he will 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.
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envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
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And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad on 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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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. And she did not tell him anything, more or less, until the morning light.
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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 ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
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Social functions » Wedding feasts » Birthdays celebrated
And it happened on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast to all his servants. And he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer, and of the chief baker, among his servants.
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But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.
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Social functions » Advices to guests » Not to be critical of food
If any of those who do not believe invite you to a feast, and if you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for conscience' sake.
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Social functions » Advices to guests » Not to prolong visits
Withdraw your foot from your neighbor's house, lest he be weary of you and hate you.
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Social functions » Wedding feasts » The king's son
The kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who made a marriage for his son. And he sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they would not come. Again he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage.
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Jacob's
And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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Social functions » Advices to guests » Not to seek social pre-eminence
When you are invited by anyone to a wedding, do not recline in the chief seat, lest a more honorable man than you may be invited by him. And he who invited you and him shall come and say to you, Give place to this man; and then you begin with shame to take the last place.
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Esther's
And the king made a great feast to all his princes and his servants, Esther's feast. And he ordered a release for the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
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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 Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. And now get her for me for a wife.
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Social functions » Wedding feasts » At cana of galilee
And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. And the mother of Jesus was there.
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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.
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Therefore they gathered and filled twelve handbaskets with fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over to those who had eaten.
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And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath to the river of Egypt, before Jehovah our God, seven days and seven days, fourteen days.
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Then they made a supper there for Him. And Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him.
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And Levi made a great feast in his own house for Him. And there was a great company of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining with them.
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And a convenient day came, when Herod made a supper to great men on his birthday, and to the chiliarchs, and to the first ones of Galilee.
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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. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
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And they were with David three days, eating and drinking. For their brothers had prepared food for them.
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And when these days had expired, the king made a feast to all the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both to great and small, for seven days in the court of the garden of the king's palace.
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And He said to them, Now draw out and carry it to the master of the feast. And they carried it.
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