What does "Eating" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Eating?

The ancient Hebrews would not eat with the Egyptians (Gen. 43:32). In the time of our Lord they would not eat with Samaritans (John 4:9), and were astonished that he ate with publicans and sinners (Matt. 9:11). The Hebrews originally sat at table, but afterwards adopted the Persian and Chaldean practice of reclining (Luke 7:36-50). Their principal meal was at noon (Gen. 43:16; 1 Kings 20:16; Ruth 2:14; Luke 14:12). The word “eat” is used metaphorically in Jer. 15:16; Ezek. 3:1; Rev. 10:9. In John 6:53-58, “eating and drinking” means believing in Christ. Women were never present as guests at meals (q.v.).

What is the Hebrew word for Eating?

Where does Eating appear in the Bible?

Eating is referenced in 25 verses across 15 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 12:39
• 1 Kings 4:20
• 1 Kings 13:23
• 1 Samuel 14:33
• 1 Samuel 14:34
• 1 Samuel 30:16
• 2 Kings 6:23
• Daniel 1:13
• Daniel 1:15
• Deuteronomy 27:7
• Exodus 34:28
• Genesis 40:17
• Isaiah 7:15
• Isaiah 22:13
• Isaiah 29:8
• Isaiah 65:4
• Judges 19:4
• Job 1:13
• Job 1:18
• Leviticus 25:22
• Leviticus 26:10
• Psalms 106:20
• Ruth 3:3
• Ruth 3:7

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Eating.