Entertainments: Guests At: Often had Separate Dishes

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Genesis 43:34
And he took and sent messes to them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of their's. And they drank, and were merry with him.
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1 Samuel 1:4
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
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The visit to Media.
... reason for it."Amusement of the guests."Cyrus becomes ... entering his grandfather's
apartments as often as he ... At one of the entertainments which Astyages gave ...
//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/cyrus the great/chapter iii the visit to.htm

The Morning-Meal in the Pharisee's House - Meals and Feasts among ...
... Beef was not so often used, and still more rarely fowls. ... [4272] The guests being
thus arranged, the ... At ordinary entertainments, people were to help themselves. ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xii the morning-meal in.htm

On Eating.
... would persuade any of our fellow-guests to virtue ... that transgress in their conduct
at entertainments, [1335] says ... Pleasure has often produced in men harm and pain ...
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The Journey of the Three Holy Kings to Bethlehem
... the rooms were illuminated and full of guests, among them ... endeavored to distract
him with all kinds of entertainments. ... as it were a jagged edge; I often saw it ...
/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/xiii the journey of the.htm

Memoir of John Bunyan
... a great many more such dainty dishes, and thinks ... in house or field, and should also
often, with lifting ... problems of predestination, before he had completed his ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/memoir of john bunyan.htm

part ii
... If separate individuals and nations lived in accordance with Thy ... even upon the unworthy,
as He had mercy upon and ... change, to mine own wonder and often to that ...
//christianbookshelf.org/calvin/my life in christ/part ii.htm

Subtopics

Entertainment

Entertainments: A Choice Portion Reserved In, for Principal Guests

Entertainments: Anxiety to Have Many Guests At, Alluded To

Entertainments: Began With Thanksgiving

Entertainments: Concluded With a Hymn

Entertainments: Custom of Presenting the Sop At, to One of the Guests,

Entertainments: Forwardness to Take Chief Seats At, Condemned

Entertainments: Given by the Guests in Return

Entertainments: Given on Occasions of Birthdays

Entertainments: Given on Occasions of Coronation of Kings

Entertainments: Given on Occasions of Festivals