shewbread
/shoh-bred/US // ˈʃoʊˌbrɛd //UK // (ˈʃəʊˌbrɛd) //
牧羊人,牧羊犬,牧歌,牧羊人的面包
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Judaism.
- : the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Exodus 25:30; Leviticus 24:5–9.
Examples
The shewbread, laid on the table in rows of twelve cakes, was eaten by Aaron and his sons.
But did not David eat of the shewbread in pressing circumstances?
In view of the condition of urgent need the priest had given the shewbread to the hungry men.
He also asked for five sacred loaves of shewbread, which no one dared to eat except the priests.
The altar within the Temple and the table of shewbread were likewise covered with the same precious metal.
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