Shewbread

Shewbread
   Ex. 25:30 (R.V. marg., "presence bread"); 1 Chr. 9:32 (marg., "bread of ordering"); Num. 4:7: called "hallowed bread" (R.V., "holy bread") in 1 Sam. 21:1-6.
   This bread consisted of twelve loaves made of the finest flour. They were flat and thin, and were placed in two rows of six each on a table in the holy place before the Lord. They were renewed every Sabbath (Lev. 24:5-9), and those that were removed to give place to the new ones were to be eaten by the priests only in the holy place (see 1 Sam. 21:3-6; comp. Matt. 12:3, 4).
   The number of the loaves represented the twelve tribes of Israel, and also the entire spiritual Israel, "the true Israel;" and the placing of them on the table symbolized the entire consecration of Israel to the Lord, and their acceptance of God as their God. The table for the bread was made of acacia wood, 3 feet long, 18 inches broad, and 2 feet 3 inches high. It was plated with pure gold. Two staves, plated with gold, passed through golden rings, were used for carrying it.

Easton's Bible Dictionary. . 1897.

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  • shewbread — [shō′bred΄] n. [ SHEW + BREAD, after Ger schaubrot, Luther s transl. for Heb lechem panim, lit., bread of (the divine) face, or presence] archaic var. of SHOWBREAD …   English World dictionary

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  • shewbread — or showbread noun Etymology: translation of German Schaubrot Date: 1526 consecrated unleavened bread ritually placed by the Jewish priests of ancient Israel on a table in the sanctuary of the Tabernacle on the Sabbath …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shewbread — noun Twelve loaves of bread placed on the alter in Jewish Temples and renewed periodically. See showbread …   Wiktionary

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