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Manners and Customs of the Bible
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James M. Freeman
Genesis 21:8
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Genesis 21:8
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And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. (Genesis 21:8)
. Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
It is still customary in the East to have a festive gathering at the time a child is weaned. Among the Hindus, when the time for weaning has come, the event is accompanied with feasting and religious ceremonies during which rice is formally presented to the child.
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