Meat
(Heb. minhah), originally a gift of any kind. This Hebrew word
came latterly to denote an "unbloody" sacrifice, as
opposed to a
"bloody" sacrifice. A "drink-offering" generally
accompanied it.
The law regarding it is given in Lev. 2, and 6:14-23.
It was a
recognition of the sovereignty of God and of his
bounty in
giving all earthly blessin...
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Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no
flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to
offend....
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It does not appear that the word "meat" is used in any one
instance in the Authorized Version of either the Old or New
Testament in the sense which it now almost exclusively bears
of animal food. The latter is denoted uniformly by "flesh."
The word "meat," when our English version was made, meant food
in general; or if any particular kind was ...
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met (broma, brosis): In the King James Version used for food
in general, e.g. "I had my meat of herbs" (2 Esdras 12:51);
"his disciples were gone away into the city to buy meat," the
Revised Version (British and American) "food" (Jn 4:8). The
English word signified whatever is eaten, whether of flesh or
other food....
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Only the trees which thou knowest that they [be] not trees for
meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt
build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee,
until it be subdued....
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Bull calves were often used in Bible times for meat. [Manners And Customs of Bible Lands]...
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Animals killed for food. Among the wild animals, different species of the deer were sought after especially by the Jewish hunters for food. It was venison that Isaac asked Esau to bring him (Genesis 27:3). The Law refers to the roebuck (gazelle) and the hart as being desired by Israel for meat (Deuteronomy 12:15). The dinner table of King Solomon w...
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Fowl killed for meat. GOD's wholesale supply of quail for Israel in the wilderness is indication of the popularity of that kind of meat among ancient hunters. The Arabs today have often captured quantities of this bird, and after much of the meat is consumed, the rest of it is preserved for future use by being split and then laid out for the sun to...
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Use of the meat of kids. The meat of an adult male goat is of course rather tough, and so not ordinarily used. The female goats are seldom killed because they are needed to increase the flock. Thus it is the meat of the young male kid that is largely used in Bible lands. In Old Testament times, when visitors were entertained, often a kid was made r...
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Sheep for meat or sacrificial purposes, Sheep were often eaten when meat was desired. For the ordinary person, meat was not on the daily menu, but was only used on special occasions of rejoicing, as when a feast was prepared, a wedding supper, or when a guest of honor was being entertained. The animal was usually cooked as soon as it was killed, an...
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