bred (לחם, leḥem; ἄρτος, ártos):
The art of bread-making is very ancient. It was even known to the Egyptians at a very early day (Wilkinson, Ancient Egyptians), to the Hebrews of the Exodus (Nowack, Lehrbuch der hebr. Archaologie) and, of course, to the Greeks and Romans of a later day. Bread played a large part in the vocabulary and in the life of the ancient Hebrews.
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Bread, dough, leaven, yeast, oven, knead, cakes, kneading
Bible reference(s): Jdg 7:13, Mat 14:15, Lev 2:14, Lev 2:16, Exo 8:3, Exo 29:2, Lev 2:2, Lev 2:4, Lev 6:15, Gen 18:6, 1Ki 4:22, Lev 5:11, Lev 7:12, Lev 14:10, Lev 23:13, Lev 24:5, 1Ki 19:6, Gen 18:6, Hos. 7:8, Lev 2:5, Lev 7:9, 1Ch 9:31, Mat 6:30, Mal 4:1, 1Ki 17:12, Jer 37:21, Exo 16:31, Exo 29:23, Lev 8:26, Num 6:19, 1Ch 23:29, Mat 26:23, Lev 8:26, Exo 29:2, 1Ki 14:3, Ecc 12:3, Mat 24:41, Luk 17:35
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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