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Genesis 21:8

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And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
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  1. 1 Samuel 1:22Rank 1 from verse 8
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    22But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.

  2. Hosea 1:8Rank 2 from verse 8
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    8¶ Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

  3. 1 Kings 3:15Rank 3 from verse 8
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    15And 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.

  4. 2 Samuel 3:20Rank 4 from verse 8
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    20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.

  5. Genesis 19:3Rank 5 from verse 8
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    3And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

  6. Genesis 26:30Rank 6 from verse 8
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    30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

  7. Genesis 29:22Rank 7 from verse 8
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    22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

  8. Genesis 40:20Rank 8 from verse 8
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    20¶ And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

  9. Psalms 131:2Rank 9 from verse 8
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    2Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

  10. 1 Samuel 25:36Rank 10 from verse 8
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    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.

  11. Esther 1:3Rank 11 from verse 8
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    3In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

  12. Judges 14:10Rank 12 from verse 8
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    10¶ So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

  13. Judges 14:12Rank 13 from verse 8
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    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:

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Genesis 21:8

COMBINED MEANING

child

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1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

grew

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Increased or developed in size, age, maturity, number, strength, influence, severity, or condition; arose and progressed from a smaller or earlier state.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

weaned

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Caused to cease, or having ceased, receiving milk from the breast.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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feast

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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21:6¶ And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

21:7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

21:8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

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