Wine: Custom of Presenting to Travellers

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Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
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1 Samuel 25:18
Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
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His First Continental Journey.
... an unpardonable offence, and on William Seebohm presenting to him ... were subjected
to no delay at the Custom-house, but ... the use of the bread and wine, and refused ...
/.../chapter vi his first continental.htm

The Third Continental Journey.
... in one corner for boiling water, and a wine store; and ... 2nd."Galaxidi is in ruins,
presenting only mud cottages and ... The master of the custom-house, to whom we ...
/.../chapter xii the third continental.htm

The Nile and Egypt
... On the other hand, the custom of painting the ... Travellers, shepherds, all those whose
occupations called them to ... those of strange shape, or presenting a curious ...
/.../chapter i the nile and egypt.htm

Syria at the Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest
... some central stone building"whether it be a hostelry for benighted travellers, or
an ... down ti us consist of indestructible wells and cisterns, or wine and oil ...
/.../chapter iisyria at the beginning.htm

The Eighteenth Theban Dynasty
... sufficient excuse, according to Egyptian custom, to attribute ... delicacies, consisting
of bread, beer, wine, meat, and ... master of heaven, and of presenting to him ...
/.../chapter iiithe eighteenth theban dynasty.htm

The Last Days of the Old Eastern World
... for the future, and when the old king, according to custom, had to ... preserve their
distances; when day dawned, their lines, instead of presenting a continuous ...
/.../chapter iithe last days of 2.htm

The Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria
... The itineraries of modern travellers mention a place called es ... lead, copper, dyed
stuffs, oxen, sheep, and wine. ... The scribes from force of custom still employed ...
/.../chapter ithe assyrian revival and.htm

Period I: the Imperial State Church of the Undivided Empire, or ...
... in what was often an unprofitable occupation; the latter was made responsible for
the taxes and various public burdens which custom, gradually becoming law ...
/.../ayer/a source book for ancient church history/period i the imperial state.htm

The Memphite Empire
... Balearic Isles, and to the Scotch beehive-shaped houses, has struck all travellers. ...
servants, and the people of his city wished, according to custom, to rest ...
/.../chapter iithe memphite empire.htm

The Iranian Conquest
... Polygamy was also encouraged and widely practised: the code imposed no limit on
the number of wives and concubines, and custom was in favour of a man's having ...
/.../chapter ithe iranian conquest.htm