Dictionary of Bible Themes: 4476 meals

4476 meals

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Food eaten at set times, on special occasions or following significant events. Sacrificial meals formed part of Israelite worship in the OT, as does the Lord's Supper for worship by believers in the NT.

Regular daily meals

Breakfast

John 21:12

Lunch

Luke 14:12-14 See also Genesis 43:16,31-34; Ruth 2:14; Acts 10:9-10

Evening meal

Luke 17:7-8 See also Matthew 9:10-13 pp Mark 2:15-17 pp Luke 5:29-32; Mark 14:3 pp Luke 7:36 pp John 12:1-2; Luke 14:12-14

Royal meals

Genesis 40:20 See also 1 Samuel 20:18-34; 2 Samuel 9:9-13; 1 Kings 4:22-28; Kings 18:19; Esther 1:1-12; Esther 2:18; Esther 7:1-10; Matthew 14:6-11 pp Mark 6:21-28

Meals of the poor

Proverbs 15:17 See also 1 Kings 17:10-16

Sacrificial meals

Genesis 31:53-54 See also Exodus 12:1-11; Exodus 29:31-34; Leviticus 6:14-29; Leviticus 7:1-6; Leviticus 8:31; Leviticus 10:12-15; Deuteronomy 16:1-8; 1 Samuel 1:3-8; Samuel 9:11-24; Samuel 20:28-29

Symbolic meals

Matthew 26:20-29 pp Mark 14:17-25 pp Luke 22:14-22 See also 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Wedding and funeral meals

Matthew 22:1-14 pp Luke 14:16-24 See also Jeremiah 16:5; John 2:1-10; Revelation 19:6-9

Meals and hospitality

2 Kings 4:8 See also Genesis 18:1-8; Genesis 19:1-3; Judges 5:24-25; Judges 13:15-16; 1 Samuel 28:24-25

Meals as occasions of fellowship

Revelation 3:20 See also Proverbs 15:17; Luke 5:29-32; Luke 7:36