Genesis 43:33

Gen 43:33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

Ver 33. And they sat before him, &c. ] He marshalled them in their right rank and degree; and this amazed them. He made them an absolute feast, such as Varro describes with these conditions; Si belli conveniant homines, si temporis sit habita ratio, si locus sit non ingratus, si non negligens apparatus. a This feast is of that sort in use among the Romans, that were called χαριστια , to which were invited none but kinsfolks, to continue love and seek reconciliation where had been any breach. b

a In Veter. Fragm.

b Val. Max., lib. ii. cap. 1.