{"query": "Easton: Marriage-feasts", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_e28196bff4c5", "title": "Easton: Marriage-feasts", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(John 2:1-11) “lasted usually for a whole week; but the cost of such prolonged rejoicing is very small in the East. The guests sit round the great bowl or bowls on the floor, the meal usually consisti"}, {"id": "card_c_77130371781a", "title": "Easton: Marriage-feasts references Matthew", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Card references Matthew. Auto-detected via book-name match."}, {"id": "card_c_d7d23a430b02", "title": "Easton: Marriage-feasts cites Mark", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Cites Mark 7:28 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_c_cfc9ce67decc", "title": "Easton: Marriage-feasts cites John", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Cites John 2:1 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_c_e794b9dea3c5", "title": "Easton: Marriage-feasts references Cana", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Cana (place) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a place."}, {"id": "card_c_3b4f5e559218", "title": "Easton: Marriage-feasts references East", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions East (place) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a place."}, {"id": "card_c_4125b012e4f5", "title": "Easton: Marriage-feasts references Galilee", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Galilee (place) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a place."}, {"id": "card_c_d56914552f59", "title": "Easton: Marriage-feasts references Jesus", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Jesus (person) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a person."}, {"id": "card_n_cd52e85ccf7b", "title": "Easton: Marriage", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:18-24). Here we have its original charter, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Matt. 1"}, {"id": "card_n_ba4002bbeb64", "title": "Easton: Samson", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judg. 13-16. He was a “Nazarite unto God” from his birth, the first Nazarite mentioned in Scripture (Judg. 13:3-5; c"}, {"id": "card_n_a13975ce6129", "title": "Easton: Festivals, Religious", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "There were daily (Lev. 23), weekly, monthly, and yearly festivals, and great stress was laid on the regular observance of them in every particular (Num. 28:1-8; Ex. 29:38-42; Lev. 6:8-23; Ex. 30:7-9; "}, {"id": "card_n_e06a6ad551ae", "title": "Easton: Espouse", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(2 Sam. 3:14), to betroth. The espousal was a ceremony of betrothing, a formal agreement between the parties then coming under obligation for the purpose of marriage. Espousals are in the East frequen"}, {"id": "card_n_d0a36622cd97", "title": "Easton: Covenant", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a “cutti"}, {"id": "card_c_9a3bdedf8be0", "title": "Easton: Marriage references Matthew", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Card references Matthew. Auto-detected via book-name match."}, {"id": "card_c_af7628c67673", "title": "Easton: Marriage cites Ruth", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Cites Ruth 4:10 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_n_6728c9c498c3", "title": "Easton: Snow", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Common in Palestine in winter (Ps. 147:16). The snow on the tops of the Lebanon range is almost always within view throughout the whole year. The word is frequently used figuratively by the sacred wri"}, {"id": "card_n_fc3fc12b7863", "title": "Easton: Achsah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Anklet, Caleb’s only daughter (1 Chr. 2:49). She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an attack on the city of Debir, or Kirjath-sepher. This was done by Othniel (q.v.), who accordingly o"}, {"id": "card_n_e57d4f446a66", "title": "Easton: Entertain", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Entertainments, “feasts,” were sometimes connected with a public festival (Deut. 16:11, 14), and accompanied by offerings (1 Sam. 9:13), in token of alliances (Gen. 26:30); sometimes in connection wit"}, {"id": "card_n_9810cd0e8219", "title": "Easton: Poor", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The Mosaic legislation regarding the poor is specially important. (1.) They had the right of gleaning the fields (Lev. 19:9, 10; Deut. 24:19, 21). (2.) In the sabbatical year they were to have their s"}, {"id": "card_n_4a4852ad9a9e", "title": "Easton: Custom", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A tax imposed by the Romans. The tax-gatherers were termed publicans (q.v.), who had their stations at the gates of cities, and in the public highways, and at the place set apart for that purpose, cal"}]}