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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Verse Refs
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Books
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Sub-Topics
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)
6
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