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feast, feasts, feasting

Definition:

The term "feast" refers to an event where a group of people eat a very large meal together, often for the purpose of celebrating something. The action to "feast" means to eat a large amount of food or to participate in eating a feast together.

• Often there are special kinds of food that are eaten at a certain feast.
• The religious festivals that God commanded the Jews to celebrate usually included having a feast together. For this reason the festivals are often called "feasts."
• In Bible times, kings and other rich and powerful people often gave feasts to entertain their family or friends.
• In the story about the lost son, the father had a special feast prepared to celebrate the return of his son.
• A feast sometimes lasted for several days or more.
• The term to "feast" could also be translated as to "eat lavishly" or to "celebrate by eating lots of food" or to "eat a special, large meal."
• Depending on the context, "feast" could be translated as "celebrating together with a large meal" or "a meal with a lot of food" or "a celebration meal."

(See also: festival)

Bible References:

• 2 Peter 02:12-14
• Genesis 26:30-31
• Genesis 29:21-22
• Genesis 40:20-23
• Jude 01:12-13
• Luke 02:41-44
• Luke 14:7-9
• Matthew 22:1-3

Word Data:

• Strong's: H398, H2077, H2282, H2287, H3899, H3900, H4150, H4580, H4797, H4960, H7646, H8057, H8354, G26, G755, G1062, G1173, G1403, G1456, G1858, G1859, G2165, G3521, G4910