Jump to: ATS • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms ATS Bible Dictionary EatingThe Jews would have considered themselves polluted by eating with people of another religion, or with any who were ceremonially unclean or disreputable-as with Samaritans, John 4:9, publicans, Matthew 9:11, or Gentiles, Acts 10:28 Galatians 2:12. Eating together was an established token of mutual confidence and friendship, a pledge of friendly relations between families, which their children were expected to perpetuate. The rites of hospitality were held sacred; and to this day, among the Arabs, a fugitive is safe for the time, if he gains the shelter of even an enemy's tent. The abuse of hospitality was a great crime, Psalm 41:9. To "eat" a book, is to make its precepts, promises, and spirit one's own, Jeremiah 15:16 Ezekiel 3:1 John 4:14 Revelation 10:9. So to eat Christ's flesh and drink his blood, is to receive him as a Savior, and by a living faith to be imbued with his truth, his Spirit, and his heavenly life, John 6:32-58. Easton's Bible Dictionary The ancient Hebrews would not eat with the Egyptians (Genesis 43:32). In the time of our Lord they would not eat with Samaritans (John 4:9), and were astonished that he ate with publicans and sinners (Matthew 9:11). The Hebrews originally sat at table, but afterwards adopted the Persian and Chaldean practice of reclining (Luke 7:36-50). Their principal meal was at noon (Genesis 43:16; 1 Kings 20:16; Ruth 2:14; Luke 14:12). The word "eat" is used metaphorically in Jeremiah 15:16; Ezek. 3:1; Revelation 10:9. In John 6:53-58, "eating and drinking" means believing in Christ. Women were never present as guests at meals (q.v.). Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Eat.2. (n.) The act of tasking food; the act of consuming or corroding. 3. (n.) Something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good eating. Greek 1035. brosis -- eating, food ... eating, food. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: brosis Phonetic Spelling: (bro'-sis) Short Definition: eating, food, a meal, rust Definition: (a ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1035.htm - 6k 3523. nestis -- not eating 777. asitos -- without eating, fasting 1044. gaggraina -- a gangrene, an eating sore 2068. esthio -- to eat 1422. duskolos -- a sinking, setting. 5176. trogo -- to gnaw, munch, crunch 2825. kline -- a small couch Strong's Hebrew 6356. pechetheth -- a boring or eating out... 6355, 6356. pechetheth. 6357 . a boring or eating out. Transliteration: pechetheth Phonetic Spelling: (pekh-eh'-theth) Short Definition: away. ... /hebrew/6356.htm - 6k 402. oklah -- food, eating 396. akilah -- an eating, a meal 3894. lechum -- intestines, bowels 400. okel -- food 3957. lishkah -- room, chamber, hall, cell 1197. ba'ar -- to burn, consume 398. akal -- to eat 3554. kavah -- to burn, scorch, brand 4296. mittah -- a couch, bed Library On Eating. The Eating of the Peace-Offering Q. What Good Does this Eating and Drinking Do? Q. How Can Physical Eating and Drinking do Such Great Things? Meditation iii. Arrangements for Eating the Paschal Lamb. Eating with Unwashed Heart Defiles the Man. The Eating of the Forbidden Fruit Denied. Right Eating and Drinking Whether There are Two Ways to be Distinguished of Eating Christ's ... Of those who Introduced the Plan that the Holy Lessons Should be ... Thesaurus Eating (151 Occurrences)... 3:1; Revelation 10:9. In John 6:53-58, "eating and drinking" means believing in Christ. ... 3. (n.) Something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good eating. ... /e/eating.htm - 38k Tax-gatherers (16 Occurrences) Notorious (16 Occurrences) Punishments (31 Occurrences) Defilement (12 Occurrences) Drinking (114 Occurrences) Defile (63 Occurrences) Eat (690 Occurrences) Glutton (4 Occurrences) Gluttonous (4 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Eating (151 Occurrences)Matthew 9:11 and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, 'Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?' Matthew 11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say,'He has a demon.' Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say,'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children. " Matthew 14:21 and those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children. Matthew 15:20 These are the things which defile the man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile." Matthew 15:38 and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children. Matthew 24:38 For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship, Matthew 26:21 As they were eating, he said, "Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me." Matthew 26:26 As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." Mark 1:6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field, Mark 2:15 And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners were reclining (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him. Mark 2:16 The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, "Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?" Mark 6:44 and those eating of the loaves were about five thousand men. Mark 7:2 Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault. Mark 7:5 Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, 'Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?' Mark 8:9 and those eating were about four thousand. And he let them away, Mark 14:18 As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, "Most certainly I tell you, one of you will betray me-he who eats with me." Mark 14:22 As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body." Mark 16:14 Afterwards, as they are reclining (at meat), he was manifested to the eleven, and did reproach their unbelief and stiffness of heart, because they believed not those having seen him being raised; Luke 5:29 And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat), Luke 5:30 This led the Pharisees and Scribes of their party to expostulate with His disciples and ask, "Why are you eating and drinking with these tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?" Luke 5:33 And they said unto him, 'Wherefore do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications -- in like manner also those of the Pharisees -- but thine do eat and drink?' Luke 6:1 And it came to pass on the second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating them, rubbing them in their hands. Luke 7:33 For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say,'He has a demon.' Luke 7:34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say,'Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Luke 7:37 and lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclineth (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment, Luke 10:7 Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don't go from house to house. Luke 15:16 and he longed to make a hearty meal of the pods the swine were eating, but no one gave him any. Luke 17:27 Men were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving wives, up to the very day on which Noah entered the Ark, and the Deluge came and destroyed them all. Luke 17:28 The same was true in the time of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building; John 6:13 Accordingly they gathered them up; and with the fragments of the five barley loaves--the broken portions that remained over after they had done eating--they filled twelve baskets. John 6:54 he who is eating my flesh, and is drinking my blood, hath life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day; John 6:56 he who is eating my flesh, and is drinking my blood, doth remain in me, and I in him. John 6:57 According as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, he also who is eating me, even that one shall live because of me; John 6:58 this is the bread that came down out of the heaven; not as your fathers did eat the manna, and died; he who is eating this bread shall live -- to the age.' John 13:18 not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel. John 21:15 Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food. Acts 1:4 Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "Don't depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me. Acts 27:33 And continually, up till daybreak, Paul kept urging all on board to take some food. "This is the fourteenth day," he said, "that you have been anxiously waiting for the storm to cease, and have fasted, eating little or nothing. Acts 27:38 After eating a hearty meal they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat overboard. Romans 14:3 let not him who is eating despise him who is not eating: and let not him who is not eating judge him who is eating, for God did receive him. Romans 14:6 He who regards the day as sacred, so regards it for the Master's sake; and he who eats certain food eats it for the Master's sake, for he gives thanks to God; and he who refrains from eating it refrains for the Master's sake, and he also gives thanks to God. Romans 14:15 If your brother is pained by the food you are eating, your conduct is no longer controlled by love. Take care lest, by the food you eat, you lead to ruin a man for whom Christ died. Romans 14:17 for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:20 Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating. Romans 14:21 The right course is to forego eating meat or drinking wine or doing anything that tends to your brother's fall. Romans 14:23 and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because 'it is' not of faith; and all that 'is' not of faith is sin. 1 Corinthians 8:4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one. 1 Corinthians 8:10 For if any man shall see thee, who hast knowledge, sit eating in the idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; 1 Corinthians 9:7 who doth serve as a soldier at his own charges at any time? who doth plant a vineyard, and of its fruit doth not eat? or who doth feed a flock, and of the milk of the flock doth not eat? 1 Corinthians 10:18 See Israel according to the flesh! are not those eating the sacrifices in the fellowship of the altar? 1 Corinthians 10:28 But if any one tells you, "This food has been offered in sacrifice;" abstain from eating it--out of respect for him who warned you, and, as before, for conscience' sake. 1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether, then, you are eating or drinking, or whatever you are doing, let everything be done to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 11:20 When, however, you meet in one place, there is no eating the Supper of the Lord; 1 Corinthians 11:21 For in your eating each one takes his own supper first. One is hungry, and another is drunken. 1 Corinthians 11:22 Have ye not then houses for eating and drinking? or do ye despise the assembly of God, and put to shame them who have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this point I do not praise. 1 Corinthians 11:29 for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, judgment to himself he doth eat and drink -- not discerning the body of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 9:10 And God who continually supplies seed for the sower and bread for eating, will supply you with seed and multiply it, and will cause your almsgiving to yield a plentiful harvest. Galatians 2:12 for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision, Colossians 2:16 Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day, Jude 1:12 These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Revelation 2:7 "'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of eating the fruit of the Tree of Life, which is in the Paradise of God.' Revelation 2:14 But I have against thee a few things: That thou hast there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who did teach Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit whoredom; Revelation 2:20 But I have against thee a few things: That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat; Genesis 2:16 And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat; Genesis 2:17 and of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of it -- dying thou dost die.' Genesis 3:5 for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.' Genesis 39:6 and he leaveth all that he hath in the hand of Joseph, and he hath not known anything that he hath, except the bread which he is eating. And Joseph is of a fair form, and of a fair appearance. Genesis 40:17 and in the uppermost basket 'are' of all 'kinds' of Pharaoh's food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.' Genesis 43:2 And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food. Genesis 43:32 And they place for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who are eating with him by themselves: for the Egyptians are unable to eat bread with the Hebrews, for it 'is' an abomination to the Egyptians. Exodus 12:4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. Exodus 12:15 Seven days ye eat unleavened things; only -- in the first day ye cause leaven to cease out of your houses; for any one eating anything fermented from the first day till the seventh day, even that person hath been cut off from Israel. Exodus 12:19 seven days leaven is not found in your houses, for any 'one' eating anything fermented -- that person hath been cut off from the company of Israel, among the sojourners or among the natives of the land; Exodus 16:3 and the sons of Israel say unto them, 'Oh that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, in our sitting by the flesh-pot, in our eating bread to satiety -- for ye have brought us out unto this wilderness to put all this assembly to death with hunger.' Exodus 16:16 This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: "Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent." Exodus 16:18 When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating. Exodus 16:21 They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted. Exodus 34:28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten words. Leviticus 7:18 and if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be really eaten on the third day, it is not pleasing; for him who is bringing it near it is not reckoned; it is an abominable thing, and the person who is eating of it his iniquity doth bear. Leviticus 10:18 lo, its blood hath not been brought in unto the holy place within; eating ye do eat it in the holy place, as I have commanded.' Leviticus 11:40 and he who is eating of its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening; and he who is lifting up its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening. Leviticus 13:55 Then the priest shall examine it, after the plague is washed; and behold, if the plague hasn't changed its color, and the plague hasn't spread, it is unclean; you shall burn it in the fire. It is a mildewed spot, whether the bareness is inside or outside. Leviticus 14:47 and he who is lying in the house doth wash his garments; and he who is eating in the house doth wash his garments. Leviticus 17:10 And any man of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners, who is sojourning in your midst, who eateth any blood, I have even set My face against the person who is eating the blood, and have cut him off from the midst of his people; Leviticus 17:14 for 'it is' the life of all flesh, its blood is for its life; and I say to the sons of Israel, Blood of any flesh ye do not eat, for the life of all flesh is its blood; any one eating it is cut off. Leviticus 19:8 and he who is eating it his iniquity doth bear, for the holy thing of Jehovah he hath polluted, and that person hath been cut off from his people. Leviticus 22:16 nor have caused them to bear the iniquity of the guilt-offering in their eating their holy things; for I 'am' Jehovah, sanctifying them.' Leviticus 25:22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the produce, the old store; until the ninth year, until her produce come in, ye shall eat the old store. Numbers 13:32 and they bring out an evil account of the land which they have spied unto the sons of Israel, saying, 'The land into which we passed over to spy it, is a land eating up its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in its midst 'are' men of stature; Numbers 15:19 then it hath been, in your eating of the bread of the land, ye heave up a heave-offering to Jehovah; Deuteronomy 12:23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh. Deuteronomy 27:7 And thou shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God. Deuteronomy 28:55 so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat, because he hath nothing left him; in the siege and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall straiten thee in all thy gates. Joshua 5:12 and the manna doth cease on the morrow in their eating of the old corn of the land, and there hath been no more manna to the sons of Israel, and they eat of the increase of the land of Canaan in that year. Joshua 24:13 And I give to you a land for which thou hast not laboured, and cities which ye have not built, and ye dwell in them; of vineyards and olive-yards which ye have not planted ye are eating. Judges 9:27 And 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. Judges 14:9 He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate: but he didn't tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion. Judges 19:4 And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days; so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. Ruth 3:3 Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put your clothing on yourself, and go down to the threshing floor, but don't make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. Subtopics Eating: Favored Guests Served a Double Portion Eating: The Host Acting As Waiter Related Terms Tax-gatherers (16 Occurrences) Marriage-feasts (6 Occurrences) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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