5 occurrences

'Sustenance' in the Bible

To his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and sustenance for his father on the journey.

Verse ConceptsTen AnimalsMultitudes Of Donkeys

So they would camp against them and destroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel as well as no sheep, ox, or donkey.

Then David came to his house at Jerusalem, and the king took the ten women, the concubines whom he had left to keep the house, and placed them under guard and provided them with sustenance, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows.

Verse ConceptsHousesWidowsAbsence Of SexTen PeopleIndividuals going homeActual Widows

Let his children wander about and beg;And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes.

Verse ConceptsBeggingDestitutesBeggarsRestlessness

And there will be goats’ milk enough for your food,For the food of your household,And sustenance for your maidens.

Verse ConceptsGoatsMaidsMilkteenager

Bible Theasaurus

Livelihood (6 instances)
Maintenance (6 instances)
Nourishment (22 instances)
Sustenance (11 instances)
Upkeep (3 instances)
Victuals (32 instances)

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