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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. 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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