General term for the edible seed of cultivated grasses. Common grains in the biblical world included wheat (Gen 30:14), spelt or emmer (REB vetches) (Exod 9:32), barley (Exod 9:31), and millet (Ezek 4:9). The KJV normally renders grain as corn, which does not mean “maize” (as in American usage), but any grain.
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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (THREE WAYS OF BAKING BREAD)
LEVITICUS 7:9- All the meat offering [grian offering niv] that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan [griddle, NIV] shall be the priest’s that offereth it. Continue reading BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (THREE WAYS OF BAKING BREAD)