Bible Encyclopedias
Mensa Dei
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(the Lord's table), a term which has immediate reference to the Lord's Supper. The opposition between the expressions, "table of the Lord" and "table of daemons" (see 1 Corinthians 11), at once marks it out as a table set apart for sacred purposes. (See ALTAR); (See TABLE).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mensa Dei'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/mensa-dei.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.