Bible Dictionary: Bread:

◄ Bread: (Seeking of Begging) Extreme Poverty ►

Torrey's Topical Textbook

1 Samuel 2:36
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in your house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray you, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
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Psalm 37:25
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
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Lamentations 1:11
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
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Library

From the End of the Third Continental Journey, in 1834, to the ...
... which we depend for our little portion of daily bread. ... been got to bed; yet was heard
begging for patience ... their post, and, I greatly fear, are seeking to warm ...
/.../chapter xiv from the end.htm

2 Thessalonians iii. 5-Mar
... and is insulted on account of his begging, think how ... but that by working they should
eat their own bread. ... let us surpass them, not by seeking greater honor ...
/.../homily v 2 thessalonians iii.htm

Another Wonderful Record of 25.
... wilt.' God answered that prayer because the mother was seeking to advance ... BREAD TO
THE HUNGRY. ... I carried my trouble to my dear heavenly Father, begging him to ...
/.../various/the wonders of prayer/another wonderful record of 25 00.htm

Matt. x. 34
... if there come to thee a poor man wanting bread, there is ... He came as into a harbor,
seeking help at thine hands ... They, by way of begging, used to chant a sort of ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xxxv matt x 34.htm

The Iranian Conquest
... The recognised offering consisted of flowers, bread, fruit, and perfumes, but these
were often accompanied, as in all ancient religions, by a bloody sacrifice ...
/.../chapter ithe iranian conquest.htm

A Canticle of Love
... me be ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may become clean bread." [Ed ...
to return; but the sufferer remained to the end in a state of extreme anguish. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/martin/the story of a soul/chapter xi a canticle of.htm

Period iii. The Dissolution of the Imperial State Church and the ...
... do not observe these matters they will be liable to the extreme penalty [ie ... immovable,
but, deprived of everything, they are to be left in poverty, and besides ...
/.../ayer/a source book for ancient church history/period iii the dissolution of.htm

Answer to Eunomius' Second Book .
... distinctive touch adding something fresh to our notions respecting Him,"thus seeking
by variety of ... but He is called by us by such names as the poverty of our ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/answer to eunomius second book.htm

A Few Sighs from Hell;
... pinched belly, naked back, and running sores, begging at the ... hither, and thou shalt
eat of his bread, and drink ... art one who (whilst others are seeking to make ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/a few sighs from hell.htm

Life and Works of Rufinus with Jerome's Apology Against Rufinus.
... He, however, persevered in his request, begging earnestly that by any kind of words ...
you say, not with a set purpose of blasphemy, but in seeking to vindicate ...
/.../various/life and works of rufinus with jeromes apology against rufinus /

Subtopics

Bread

Bread by Idolaters

Bread in Times of Scarcity, Sold by Weight

Bread of Christ

Bread was Baked in Ovens

Bread was Baked: On Coals of Fire

Bread was Baked: On Hearths

Bread was Formed Into: Cakes

Bread was Formed Into: Loaves

Bread was Formed Into: Wafers

Bread was Kneaded