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# feast #
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## Definition: ##
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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.
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* 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.
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* In the story about the lost son, the father had a special feast prepared to celebrate the return of his son.
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* 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."
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* 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."
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(See also: [festival](../other/festival.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [2 Peter 02:12-14](rc://en/tn/help/2pe/02/12)
* [Genesis 26:30-31](rc://en/tn/help/gen/26/30)
* [Genesis 29:21-22](rc://en/tn/help/gen/29/21)
* [Genesis 40:20-23](rc://en/tn/help/gen/40/20)
* [Jude 01:12-13](rc://en/tn/help/jud/01/12)
* [Luke 02:41-44](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/41)
* [Luke 14:7-9](rc://en/tn/help/luk/14/07)
* [Matthew 22:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/mat/22/01)
## Word Data:##
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* 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