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Birth-Day, Birthday
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Concise Bible Dictionary: B
By:
George A. Morrish
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The only scriptural notices of birthdays being kept are in reference to Pharaoh (
Gen. 40:20
20
And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. (Genesis 40:20)
); and to Herod Antipas, when John the Baptist lost his life (
Matt. 14:6
6
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. (Matthew 14:6)
;
Mark 6:21
21
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; (Mark 6:21)
). It is thought by some that the sons of Job who feasted “everyone his day” did so on their birth-days (
Job 1:4, 13
4
And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. (Job 1:4)
13
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: (Job 1:13)
). We do not read that the Israelites had any such custom; and the Preacher says the day of death is better than the day of one’s birth (
Eccl. 7:1
1
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. (Ecclesiastes 7:1)
).
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