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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Food: Originally the Creator granted the use of the vegetable world for food
to man
(Genesis 1:29) with the exception mentioned
(Genesis 2:17) The use of
animal food was probably not unknown to the antediluvians. There is,
however, a distinct law on the subject given to Noah after the Deluge
(Genesis 9:2-5) Various articles of food used in the patriarchal age are
mentioned in
(Genesis 18:6-8; 25:34; 27:3,4; 43:11) Regarding the food of the
Israelites in Egypt, see
(Exodus 16:3; Numbers 11:5) In the wilderness their
ordinary food was miraculously supplied in the manna. They had also
quails
(Exodus 16:11-13; Numbers 11:31) In the law of Moses there are special
regulations as to the animals to be used for food
(Leviticus 11:1)ff
(Deuteronomy 14:3-21) The Jews were also forbidden to use as food anything that
had been consecrated to idols
(Exodus 34:15) or animals that had died of
disease or had been torn by wild beasts
(Exodus 22:31; Leviticus 22:8) (See also
for other restrictions)
(Exodus 23:19; 29:13-22; Leviticus 3:4-9; 9:18,19; 22:8)
(Deuteronomy 14:21) But beyond these restrictions they had a large grant from
God
(Deuteronomy 14:26; 32:13,14) Food was prepared for use in various ways.
The cereals were sometimes eaten without any preparation
(Leviticus 23:14)
(Deuteronomy 23:25; 2 Kings 4:42) Vegetables were cooked by boiling
(Genesis 25:30,34)
(2 Kings 4:38,39) and thus also other articles of food were prepared for
use
(Genesis 27:4; Proverbs 23:3; Ezekiel 24:10; Luke 24:42; John 21:9) Food was also
prepared by roasting
(Exodus 12:8; Leviticus 2:14)(See COOK)
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