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shewbread
shewbread twelve loaves of unleavened bread placed every Sabbath in the Jewish Temple and eaten by the priests at the end of the week. David, when in flight from Saul (1 Samuel 21:4–6) once ate the shewbread himself; in Matthew 12:3–4, Jesus cites this to the Pharisees to justify his disciples picking and eating ears of corn on the Sabbath.
Recorded in English from the mid 16th century, the term, suggested by German Schaubrot, represents Hebrew leḥem pānīm, literally ‘bread of the face (of God)’. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "shewbread." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "shewbread." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-shewbread.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "shewbread." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-shewbread.html |
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shewbread (or showbread) Bread made without yeast. Instructions are given in the OT (Lev. 24: 5–9) for twelve loaves of unleavened bread to be placed in the Temple as an offering to the Lord. On the Sabbath the priests renewed them, consuming the old loaves. David, in an emergency, once ate this bread at Nob (1 Sam. 21: 4–6), an incident cited by Jesus to justify an infringement of the sabbath law by his disciples (Matt. 12: 3–4).
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "shewbread." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "shewbread." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-shewbread.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "shewbread." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-shewbread.html |
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Shewbread. The twelve loaves which, according to the practice of the Jewish Temple, were placed beside the altar of incense. When they were removed for renewal at the end of each week, only the priests might eat them. Modern Bible translations often prefer the terms ‘Bread of the Presence’ or ‘bread of offering’.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Shewbread." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Shewbread." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Shewbread.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Shewbread." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Shewbread.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "shewbread." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "shewbread." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-shewbread.html T. F. HOAD. "shewbread." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-shewbread.html |
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shew·bread (also show·bread) / ˈshōˌbred/ • n. twelve loaves placed every Sabbath in the Jewish Temple and eaten by the priests at the end of the week. |
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"shewbread." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "shewbread." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-shewbread.html "shewbread." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-shewbread.html |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Shewbread." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Shewbread." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Shewbread.html JOHN BOWKER. "Shewbread." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Shewbread.html |
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