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feast

Meaning of “feast”

Sense 1: A large or special meal, often connected with an appointed celebration. Sense 2: As a verb, to eat or entertain at such a meal.

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:3

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Judges 14:12
¶ And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 14:12 · retained source text

¶ And Samson said vnto them, I will now put foorth a riddle vnto you: if you can certeinly declare it me, within the seuen dayes of the feast, and finde it out, then I will giue you thirtie sheetes, and thirtie change of garments:

1611 marginal noteOr, shirts

Judges 14:17
And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 14:17 · retained source text

And shee wept before him the seuen dayes, while the feast lasted: and it came to passe on the seuenth day, that he tolde her, because shee lay sore vpon him: and she tolde the riddle to the children of her people.

1611 marginal noteOr, the rest of the seuen dayes, &c.

Judges 21:19
Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 21:19 · retained source text

Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yerely, in a place which is on the Northside of Bethel on the East side of the hie way that goeth vp from Bethel to Shechem, and on the South of Lebanon.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from yeere to yeere.

1611 marginal noteOr, towards the Sunne rising.

1611 marginal noteOr, on.

1 Samuel 25:36
¶ And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:36 · retained source text

¶ And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king; & Nabals heart was merry within him, for hee was very drunken: wherefore shee tolde him nothing, lesse or more, vntill the morning light.

2 Samuel 3:20
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 3:20 · retained source text

So Abner came to Dauid to Hebron, and twenty men with him: and Dauid made Abner, and the men that were with him, a feast.

1 Kings 3:15
And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:15 · retained source text

And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dreame: and he came to Ierusalem, and stood before the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD, and offered vp burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his seruants.

1 Kings 8:2
And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:2 · retained source text

And all the men of Israel assembled themselues vnto king Solomon, at the feast, in the moneth Ethanim, which is the seuenth moneth.

1 Kings 8:65
And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:65 · retained source text

And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great Congregation, from the entring in of Hamath, vnto the riuer of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seuen dayes and seuen dayes, euen fourteene dayes.

1 Kings 12:32
And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 12:32 · retained source text

And Ieroboam ordeined a feast in the eight moneth, on the fifteenth day of the moneth, like vnto the feast that is in Iudah, and he offered vpon the altar (so did he in Bethel,) sacrificing vnto the calues that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

1611 marginal noteOr, went vp to the altar &c.

1611 marginal noteOr to sacrifice.

1 Kings 12:33
So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 12:33 · retained source text

So hee offered vpon the altar, which hee had made in Bethel, the fifteenth day of the eighth moneth, euen in the moneth which he had deuised of his owne heart: and ordeined a feast vnto the children of Israel, and he offered vpon the altar, and burnt incense.

1611 marginal noteOr, went vp to the altar &c.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to burne incense.

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