Birthday

Smith’s Bible Dictionary · William Smith, F. N. Peloubet, M. A. Peloubet

The custom of observing birthdays is very ancient, (Genesis 40:20; Jeremiah 20:15) and in (Job 1:4) etc., we read that Jobs sons "feasted every one his day." In Persia birthdays were celebrated with peculiar honors and banquets, and in Egypt those of the king were kept with great pomp. It is very probable that in (Matthew 14:6) the feast to commemorate Herods accession is intended, for we know that such feasts were common, and were called "the day of the king." (Hosea 7:5)

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BirthdayEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
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William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 1.3, based on the 1884 Peloubet revision with later digital enrichments preserved