Biblical Fast 

DANIEL FAST (PARTIAL FAST)
Food Practice: Abstained from rich foods, meat, wine, and delicacies; consumed simple foods such as vegetables and water.
Scripture:
Daniel 1:8–16
Daniel 10:2–3

ESTHER FAST (TOTAL FAST)*
Food Practice: No food and no water for three days and nights.
Scripture:
Esther 4:15–17

JESUS FAST (40-DAY FAST)*
Food Practice: No food for forty days; Scripture does not explicitly state water was withheld.
Scripture:
Matthew 4:1–2
Luke 4:1–2

MOSES FAST (40-DAY TOTAL FAST)*
Food Practice: No food and no water for forty days while in the presence of the Lord.
Scripture:
Exodus 34:28
Deuteronomy 9:9, 18

ELIJAH FAST (SUPERNATURAL FAST)
Food Practice: Strengthened by a single meal provided by an angel, then no food recorded for forty days.
Scripture:
1 Kings 19:4–8

DAVID FAST (FASTING IN MOURNING OR INTERCESSION)
Food Practice: Refused food for a period of intense prayer, grief, or intercession; duration varied.
Scripture:
2 Samuel 12:16–23
Psalm 35:13

EZRA FAST (FAST FOR PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE)
Food Practice: Abstained from food while seeking God’s protection and direction; water implied but not specified.
Scripture:
Ezra 8:21–23

NEHEMIAH FAST (FAST FOR REPENTANCE AND RESTORATION)
Food Practice: Abstained from food during mourning, confession, and repentance.
Scripture:
Nehemiah 1:4
Nehemiah 9:1–3

CORPORATE FAST (COMMUNAL FAST)
Food Practice: Entire community abstained from food together for a set time; specifics varied by occasion.
Scripture:
Joel 2:15–16
Acts 13:2–3

NINEVEH FAST (NATIONAL FAST OF REPENTANCE)
Food Practice: No food or water for people or animals; complete abstinence.
Scripture:
Jonah 3:5–7

PAUL FAST (FAST AFTER ENCOUNTER WITH GOD)
Food Practice: No food and no water for three days following his conversion experience.
Scripture:
Acts 9:8–9