Thematic Bible: Victuals


Thematic Bible







But Peter answered, "No, Lord, I cannot. I have never eaten any such ordinary or [ceremonially] unfit creatures." Verse ConceptsHoliness,  Worldly SeparationUnclean SpiritsFar Be It!Forbidden FoodLack Of HolinessDefilementEating Meatporkbugspeter














Philip answered Him, "Not even two hundred coins' worth of bread would be enough to feed them if everyone ate only a little bit." [Note: The amount here indicated was two hundred days of a farm laborer's pay, or about $14,000 in 1994]. Verse ConceptsUnbelief, And Life Of FaithWagesLittle FoodNo FoodGrace Being SufficientWorth

So, when they got to shore, they saw a charcoal fire burning there with fish [cooking] on it and [some] bread. Verse ConceptsBakingCoal, Uses OfCharcoalFishcooking

Or who would give him a snake if he asked you for a fish? Verse ConceptsRepulsive FoodFish

So, they gave Him a piece of broiled fish. Verse ConceptsFishesHoneyPeople Providing FoodDocetismFishcooking

















Now John dressed in clothing made of camel's hair and he wore a leather belt around his waist; he ate grasshoppers and wild honey [i.e., for his regular diet]. Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsAsceticism, People PracticingHairsInsectsJohn The BaptistLocustsWaistsHoneyHairclothHair GarmentsChristmas Tree