Feasts

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Genesis 40:20 OT

  On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cup bearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

• Genesis 43:32 OT

  They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians don’t eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

• Genesis 43:34 OT

  He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.

• 1 Samuel 9:22 OT

  Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest room, and made them sit in the best place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons.

• Esther 1:8 OT

  In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had instructed all the officials of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.

• Esther 1:9 OT

  Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus.

• Mark 6:21 NT

  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.

• Luke 14:24 NT

  For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’ ”

• Exodus 32:6 OT

  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.

• Daniel 5:1-3 OT

  Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the…

• Judges 14:12 OT

  Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;

• Judges 14:10 OT

  His father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men used to do so.

• Judges 14:17 OT

  She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted; and on the seventh day, he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

• Genesis 43:33 OT

  They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another.

• Luke 14:8-10 NT

  “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding 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.’…

• Amos 6:4 OT

  Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall;

• Amos 6:7 OT

  Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.

• Luke 7:38 NT

  Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

• John 13:25 NT

  He, leaning back, as he was, on Jesus’ breast, asked him, “Lord, who is it?”

• Matthew 26:23 NT

  He answered, “He who dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me.

• John 2:8 NT

  He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast.” So they took it.

• John 2:9 NT

  When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and didn’t know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom

• Genesis 18:8 OT

  He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.

• Esther 5:6 OT

  The king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”