TopicCreation & NatureBoth Testaments

food

food in the Bible points to God's creative power and His ongoing sustenance of the world He made.

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Overview

Discover 13 powerful Bible verses about food. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential creation & nature topic.

Topical Index

21 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible

ARTICLES OF

Milk

Genesis 49:12Proverbs 27:27

Butter

Deuteronomy 32:142 Samuel 17:29

Cheese

1 Samuel 17:18Job 10:10

Bread

Genesis 18:51 Samuel 17:17

Parched (roasted) corn (grain)

Ruth 2:141 Samuel 17:17

Meat

2 Samuel 6:19Proverbs 9:2

Fish

Matthew 7:10Luke 24:42

Herbs

Proverbs 15:17Romans 14:2Hebrews 6:7

Fruit

2 Samuel 16:2

Dried fruit

1 Samuel 25:181 Samuel 30:12

Honey

Song of Solomon 5:1Isaiah 7:15

Oil

Deuteronomy 12:17Proverbs 21:17Ezekiel 16:13

Vinegar

Numbers 6:3Ruth 2:14

Wine

2 Samuel 6:19John 2:3,10

Prepared by females

Genesis 27:91 Samuel 8:13Proverbs 31:15

Thanks given before receiving

Mark 8:6Acts 27:35

A hymn sung afterward

Matthew 26:30

Men and women did not partake together

Genesis 18:8,9Esther 1:3,9

FROM GOD

Genesis 1:29,30Genesis 9:3Genesis 48:15Psalms 23:5Psalms 103:5Psalms 104:14,15+9 more

THINGS PROHIBITED AS FOOD

Exodus 22:31Leviticus 11:1-47Leviticus 17:13-15

Key Verses

1

Genesis 49:12

Milk

2

Deuteronomy 32:14

Butter

3

1 Samuel 17:18

Cheese

4

Genesis 18:5

Bread

5

Ruth 2:14

Parched (roasted) corn (grain)

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2 Samuel 6:19

Meat

7

Matthew 7:10

Fish

8

Proverbs 15:17

Herbs

9

2 Samuel 16:2

Fruit

10

1 Samuel 25:18

Dried fruit

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