Regular Meals

We usually have three main meals a day. Biblical meals did not include breakfast, lunch, and dinner as we have. There were only two regular meals in the Bible. They were eaten in the morning and the evening, according to Exodus 16:12.

The mid-day meal, if there was one, would be eaten at noon in the fields or at home and would consist of bread soaked in wine with a handful of parched corn, a pottage of bread broken into a bowl, or bread and grilled fish (John 21:9, 13).

Supper, or the evening meal, was the main meal of the day. It included a heavier meal eaten after working when the weather was cooler, and people could eat in a more relaxed atmosphere (Ruth 3:2-7; Luke 17:7-8). The evening meal consisted of meat, vegetables, butter, and wine.