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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So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.
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So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
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So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.
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Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.
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Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
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He prepared great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.
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They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them.
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When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, in the court of the garden of the king's palace.
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He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast." So they took it.
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Social functions » Wedding feasts » Revelry at
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 we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
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It happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, "Call for Samson, that he may entertain us." They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars;
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envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
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When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread around over all the ground, eating, 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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Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken. Therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
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They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
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Social functions » Wedding feasts » Birthdays celebrated
It happened the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
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But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.
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Social functions » Advices to guests » Not to be critical of food
But if one of those who don't believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience.
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Social functions » Advices to guests » Not to prolong visits
Let your foot be seldom in 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 feast for his son, and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come. Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!"'
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Jacob's
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 marriage feast, don't sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him, and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, 'Make room for this person.' Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
Social functions » Wedding feasts » Esther's
Then the king made a great feast for all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces, and gave gifts according to the king's bounty.
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Social functions » Wedding feasts » Samson's
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 wife."
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Social functions » Wedding feasts » At cana of galilee
The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother 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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So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.
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So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
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So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.
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Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.
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Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
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He prepared great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.
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They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had made preparation for them.
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When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, in the court of the garden of the king's palace.
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He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast." So they took it.
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