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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(asker). Pauperism was discouraged (Lev. 19:10; 25:5-6¹⁰And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God. (Leviticus 19:10)
⁵That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. ⁶And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee, (Leviticus 25:5‑6); Deut. 24:19¹⁹When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. (Deuteronomy 24:19)). Poor invited to feasts (Deut. 14:29; 26:12²⁹And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. (Deuteronomy 14:29)
¹²When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; (Deuteronomy 26:12)). Beggars abhorred (Psa. 109:10¹⁰Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. (Psalm 109:10)). In N. T. times beggars had a fixed place to beg (Mark 10:46⁴⁶And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging. (Mark 10:46); Acts 3:2²And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; (Acts 3:2); Luke 16:20²⁰And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, (Luke 16:20)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

In the Old Testament earthly prosperity was a sign of blessing. The Psalmist said that during the whole of his life he had not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread (Psa. 37:25²⁵I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. (Psalm 37:25)); whereas of a wicked one, typical of Judas, it is said, “Let his children be continually vagabonds and beg” (Psa. 109:10¹⁰Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. (Psalm 109:10)); but in bringing in strength and salvation Jehovah “lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes” (1 Sam. 2:8⁸He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. (1 Samuel 2:8)). The law made many provisions for the poor. In the New Testament we read of several beggars who were also blind, who received blessing (Mark 10:46⁴⁶And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging. (Mark 10:46); Luke 18:35³⁵And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: (Luke 18:35); John 9:8⁸The neighbors therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? (John 9:8)); and in the parable the Lord spoke of the beggar named Lazarus who was carried into Abraham’s bosom (Luke 16:20, 22²⁰And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, (Luke 16:20)
²²And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; (Luke 16:22); compare Acts 3:2²And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; (Acts 3:2)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4319 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

προσαιτέω

Transliteration:

prosaiteo

Phonic:

pros-ahee-teh’-o

Meaning:

from 4314 and 154; to ask repeatedly (importune), i.e. solicit

KJV Usage:

beg