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However, the concept of a biscuit can be related to various forms of bread or cakes mentioned in the Scriptures, which were staple foods in biblical times.<br><br><b>Biblical References and Context</b><br><br>1. <b>Bread as a Staple Food</b>: Bread, in its many forms, was a fundamental part of the diet in ancient Israel. It was often made from wheat or barley and could be baked into flat cakes or loaves. The process of making bread involved grinding grain into flour, mixing it with water, and baking it on a hot surface or in an oven. This basic form of bread could be likened to what we might consider a "biscuit" today, though the texture and preparation methods would differ.<br><br>2. <b>Unleavened Bread</b>: During the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Israelites were commanded to eat bread made without yeast. This unleavened bread, or matzah, was a simple, flat bread that could resemble a biscuit in its unleavened state. <a href="/exodus/12-39.htm">Exodus 12:39</a> states, "They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they had brought out of Egypt, for it was not leavened, because they were driven out of Egypt and could not delay; they had not prepared any provisions for themselves."<br><br>3. <b>Provision in the Wilderness</b>: In <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">1 Kings 19:6</a> , we find an example of a simple cake or bread provided by God to sustain Elijah: "He looked around, and there by his head was a cake baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again." This cake, baked on coals, could be seen as a type of biscuit, providing necessary sustenance.<br><br>4. <b>Hospitality and Offerings</b>: Bread was often used in acts of hospitality and religious offerings. In <a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6</a> , when Abraham received three visitors, he instructed Sarah, "Quick, prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread." This act of hospitality involved preparing bread, which could have been in the form of small cakes or biscuits.<br><br>5. <b>Symbolism and Spiritual Significance</b>: Bread holds significant symbolic meaning throughout the Bible, representing sustenance, life, and divine provision. Jesus referred to Himself as the "bread of life" in <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a> , emphasizing the spiritual nourishment He provides: "Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.'"<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Insights</b><br><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, bread was not only a dietary staple but also a symbol of hospitality and community. The preparation and sharing of bread were integral to daily life and religious practices. The simplicity of bread, akin to a biscuit, underscores the humility and provision of God for His people.<br><br>While the modern concept of a biscuit may differ in texture and preparation, the biblical references to bread and cakes provide insight into the essential role of such foods in sustaining life and symbolizing God's care and provision.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; as, ship biscuit.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A small loaf or cake of bread, raised and shortened, or made light with soda or baking powder. Usually a number are baked in the same pan, forming a sheet or card.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone the first baking, before it is subjected to the glazing.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A species of white, unglazed porcelain, in which vases, figures, and groups are formed in miniature.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5350.htm"><span class="l">5350. niqqud -- perhaps what is crumbled or easily crumbles <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Crumb, <b>Biscuit</b>. From the same as naqod; a crumb (as broken to spots); also a <b>biscuit</b><br> (as pricked) -- cracknel, mouldy. see HEBREW naqod. 5349, 5350. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5350.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_works_of_john_cassian_/chapter_xxvi_the_answer_how.htm"><span class="l">The Answer How we Should not Exceed the Proper Measure of Food.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But if no one should come, we may freely take this last <b>biscuit</b> as belonging to<br> us according to our canonical rule, and by this frugality of ours as a single <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xxvi the answer how.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_works_of_john_cassian_/chapter_xi_the_words_of.htm"><span class="l">The Words of Abbot Serapion on the Decline of Thoughts that are <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> was forced upon me by the assaults of the enemy, that after I had supped with the<br> old man at the ninth hour, I used every day secretly to hide a <b>biscuit</b> in my <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xi the words of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_4_1858/the_mission_of_the_son.htm"><span class="l">The Mission of the Son of Man</span></a> <br><b>...</b> any strength left they felt they were not lost; as long as they could see a sail<br> they felt there was yet hope; while there was yet a mouldy <b>biscuit</b> left, or a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the mission of the son.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wesley/the_journal_of_john_wesley/wesley_sails_for_america.htm"><span class="l">Wesley Sails for America</span></a> <br><b>...</b> by the blessing of God, be helpful to us, we wholly left off the use of flesh and<br> wine and confined ourselves to vegetables food"chiefly rice and <b>biscuit</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesley sails for america.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_works_of_john_cassian_/chapter_xiv_how_even_if.htm"><span class="l">How, Even if a Large Sum of Money is Amassed by the Labour of Each <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> that he is lord and master of anything. Footnotes: [769] Paxamatium, a<br> <b>biscuit</b>. The word comes from the Greek paxamadion, and is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xiv how even if.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_xiii_the_cocal.htm"><span class="l">The Cocal</span></a> <br><b>...</b> hamlet in the woods, with a good shop or 'store' upon a village green, under the<br> verandah whereof lay, side by side with bottled ale and <b>biscuit</b> tins, bags of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter xiii the cocal.htm</font><p><a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_lxii_philip_visits_st.htm"><span class="l">Philip visits St. Nilus</span></a> <br><b>...</b> he once did another visitor; or treat you as John the Dwarf treated him, who, though<br> he knew how great Arsenius had been, merely flung him a <b>biscuit</b>, and let <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter lxii philip visits st.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sheldon/in_his_steps/chapter_twenty-four.htm"><span class="l">Chapter twenty-four</span></a> <br><b>...</b> poor food. He even went so far as to say that he thought some kinds of crime<br> could be traced to soggy <b>biscuit</b> and tough beefsteak. I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter twenty-four.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_1_1855/the_desire_of_the_soul.htm"><span class="l">The Desire of the Soul in Spiritual Darkness</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He does not desire anything else. The <b>biscuit</b> may be mouldy, but he does<br> not care. The water may be brackish, but he does not care. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the desire of the soul.htm</font><p><a href="/library/goodwin/the_heroic_women_of_early_indiana_methodism/the_heroic_women_of_early.htm"><span class="l">The Heroic Women of Early Indiana Methodism.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the hills of Brown county"when she rode all day in the rain, and sat up all night<br> in a salt boiler's shanty with nothing to eat but one <b>biscuit</b> in twenty <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the heroic women of early indiana methodism/the heroic women of early.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/biscuit.htm"><span class="l"><b>Biscuit</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed<br> into flat cakes, and bakes hard; as, ship <b>biscuit</b>. <b>...</b><b>Biscuit</b> (3 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/biscuit.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/during.htm"><span class="l">During (182 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> WEY ASV NAS RSV NIV). Matthew 26:26 During the meal Jesus took a Passover<br><b>biscuit</b>, blessed it and broke it. He then gave it to the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/during.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/meal.htm"><span class="l">Meal (288 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> will betray me." (WEY). Matthew 26:26 During the meal Jesus took a Passover<br><b>biscuit</b>, blessed it and broke it. He then gave it to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/meal.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/passover.htm"><span class="l">Passover (81 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Matthew 26:26 During the meal<br> Jesus took a Passover <b>biscuit</b>, blessed it and broke it. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/passover.htm - 58k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pass.htm"><span class="l">Pass (1172 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit;<br> to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed <b>biscuit</b> and cheese <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pass.htm - 44k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/behalf.htm"><span class="l">Behalf (140 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEY). Luke 22:19 Then, taking a Passover <b>biscuit</b>, He gave thanks and broke it,<br> and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/behalf.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/birzavith.htm"><span class="l">Birzavith (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/birzavith.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/baker.htm"><span class="l">Baker (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One whose business it is to bake bread, <b>biscuit</b>,<br> etc. 2. (n.) A portable oven in which baking is done. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baker.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/biscuits.htm"><span class="l">Biscuits (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/biscuits.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cracknel.htm"><span class="l">Cracknel</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A hard brittle cake or <b>biscuit</b>. Int. Standard<br> Bible Encyclopedia. CRACKNEL. krak'nel: Occurs in 1 Kings <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cracknel.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/biscuit.htm">Biscuit: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Biscuit (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/26-26.htm">Matthew 26:26</a></span><br />During the meal Jesus took a Passover <span class="boldtext">biscuit</span>, blessed it and broke it. He then gave it to the disciples, saying, "Take this and eat it: it is my body."<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-22.htm">Mark 14:22</a></span><br />Also during the meal He took a Passover <span class="boldtext">biscuit</span>, blessed it, and broke it. He then gave it to them, saying, "Take this, it is my body."<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Luke 22:19</a></span><br />Then, taking a Passover <span class="boldtext">biscuit</span>, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/biscuit.htm">Biscuit</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mouldy.htm">Mouldy (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bakemeats.htm">Bakemeats (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bake-meats.htm">Bake-meats (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bishlam.htm">Bishlam (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/biscuit.htm">Biscuit (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/cracknel.htm">Cracknel</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/b/birzavith--a_descendant_of_the_tribe_of_asher.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Birzavith: A Descendant of the Tribe of Asher"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Birzavith: A Descendant of the Tribe of Asher" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/b/biscuits.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Biscuits"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Biscuits" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>