Genesis 21:8
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Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away
8 When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion.
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1 Samuel 1:22
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22 But Hannah did not go. She told her husband, “Wait until the boy is weaned. Then I will take him to the Tabernacle and leave him there with the Lord permanently.[a]”
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- 1:22 Some manuscripts add I will offer him as a Nazirite for all time.
Hosea 1:8
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8 After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she again became pregnant and gave birth to a second son.
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Psalm 131:2
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2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself,
like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk.
Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
1 Kings 3:15
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15 Then Solomon woke up and realized it had been a dream. He returned to Jerusalem and stood before the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, where he sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he invited all his officials to a great banquet.
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2 Samuel 3:20
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20 When Abner and twenty of his men came to Hebron, David entertained them with a great feast.
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Genesis 40:20
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20 Pharaoh’s birthday came three days later, and he prepared a banquet for all his officials and staff. He summoned[a] his chief cup-bearer and chief baker to join the other officials.
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- 40:20 Hebrew He lifted up the head of.
Genesis 29:22
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22 So Laban invited everyone in the neighborhood and prepared a wedding feast.
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Genesis 26:30
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30 So Isaac prepared a covenant feast to celebrate the treaty, and they ate and drank together.
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Genesis 19:3
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3 But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with fresh bread made without yeast, and they ate.
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Esther 1:3
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3 In the third year of his reign, he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. He invited all the military officers of Persia and Media as well as the princes and nobles of the provinces.
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1 Samuel 25:36
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36 When Abigail arrived home, she found that Nabal was throwing a big party and was celebrating like a king. He was very drunk, so she didn’t tell him anything about her meeting with David until dawn the next day.
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Judges 14:12
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12 Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle. If you solve my riddle during these seven days of the celebration, I will give you thirty fine linen robes and thirty sets of festive clothing.
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Judges 14:10
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10 As his father was making final arrangements for the marriage, Samson threw a party at Timnah, as was the custom for elite young men.
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