'Eat' in the Bible

There were those who said, "With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive."

The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

He said to them, "Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food with others and to enjoy tremendous joy, for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

"So today we are slaves! In the very land you gave to our ancestors to eat its fruit and to enjoy its good things -- we are slaves!