pottage Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
pottage in Easton's Bible Dictionary
Heb. nazid, "boiled", a dish of boiled food, as of lentils (Gen. 25:29; 2 Kings 4:38).
pottage in Smith's Bible Dictionary
[LENTILS]
pottage in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
POT'TAGE . Gen 25:29. At this day, in many parts of the East, lentiles are boiled or stewed like beans with oil and garlic, and make a dish of a chocolate color, which is eaten as pottage. Other ingredients were used, as in soups of modern times. 2 Kgs 4:39.
pottage in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
nazid, from zid "to boil." A dish of boiled food, of common materials, as lentils (Genesis 25:29; 2 Kings 4:38).