Dict: easton - Entertain

Entertain @ Entertainments, "feasts," were sometimes connected with a public festival kjv@Deuteronomy:16:11 kjv@Deuteronomy:16:14), and accompanied by offerings ( kjv@1Samuel:9:13), in token of alliances kjv@Genesis:26:30); sometimes in connection with domestic or social events, as at the weaning of children kjv@Genesis:21:8), at weddings kjv@Genesis:29:22; kjv@John:2:1), on birth-days kjv@Matthew:14:6), at the time of sheep-shearing ( kjv@2Samuel:13:23), and of vintage kjv@Judges:9:27), and at funerals ( kjv@2Samuel:3:35; kjv@Jeremiah:16:7). The guests were invited by servants kjv@Proverbs:9:3; kjv@Matthew:22:3), who assigned them their respective places ( kjv@1Samuel:9:22; kjv@Luke:14:8; kjv@Mark:12:39). Like portions were sent by the master to each guest ( kjv@1Samuel:1:4; kjv@2Samuel:6:19), except when special honour was intended, when the portion was increased kjv@Genesis:43:34). The Israelites were forbidden to attend heathenish sacrificial entertainments kjv@Exodus:34:15), because these were in honour of false gods, and because at such feast they would be liable to partake of unclean flesh ( kjv@1Corinthians:10:28). In the entertainments common in apostolic times among the Gentiles were frequent "revellings," against which Christians were warned kjv@Romans:13:13; kjv@Galatians:5:21; kjv@1Peter:4:3). (
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