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BRAY
To pound Pr 27:22
BRAZEN SEA
See LAVER
BRAZEN SERPENT
Made by Moses for the healing of the Israelites Nu 21:9
Worshiped by Israelites 2Ki 18:4
A symbol of Christ John 3:14-15
BRAZIER
1. An artificer in brass and copper Ge 4:22; 2Ti 4:14
2. A utensil used for warming houses Jer 36:22-24
BREAD
among the Jews was generally made of wheat (Ex. 29:2; Judg. 6:19), though also sometimes of other grains (Gen. 14:18; Judg. 7:13). Parched grain was sometimes used for food without any other preparation (Ruth 2:14).
Bread was prepared by kneading in wooden bowls or "kneading troughs" (Gen. 18:6; Ex. 12:34; Jer. 7:18). The dough was mixed with leaven and made into thin cakes, round or oval, and then baked. The bread eaten at the Passover was always unleavened (Ex. 12:15-20; Deut. 16:3).
In the towns there were public ovens, which were much made use of for baking bread; there were also bakers by trade (Hos. 7:4; Jer. 37:21). Their ovens were not unlike those of modern times. But sometimes the bread was baked by being placed on the ground that had been heated by a fire, and by covering it with the embers (1 Kings 19:6). This was probably the mode in which Sarah prepared bread on the occasion referred to in Gen. 18:6.
In Lev. 2 there is an account of the different kinds of bread and cakes used by the Jews.
(See BAKER
The shew-bread (q.v.) consisted of twelve loaves of unleavened bread prepared and presented hot on the golden table every Sabbath. They were square or oblong, and represented the twelve tribes of Israel. The old loaves were removed every Sabbath, and were to be eaten only by the priests in the court of the sanctuary (Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:8; 1 Sam. 21:1-6; Matt. 12:4).
The word bread is used figuratively in such expressions as "bread of sorrows" (Ps. 127:2), "bread of tears" (80:5), i.e., sorrow and tears are like one's daily bread, they form so great a part in life. The bread of "wickedness" (Prov. 4:17) and "of deceit" (20:17) denote in like manner that wickedness and deceit are a part of the daily life.
Called the STAFF OF LIFE
Eze 4:16; 5:16; 14:13
KINDS OF
Bread of affliction 1Ki 22:27; Ps 127:2; Ho 9:4; Isa 30:20
Leavened (made with yeast) Le 7:13; 23:17; Ho 7:4; Am 4:5; Mt 13:33
Unleavened (made without yeast) Ge 19:3; Ex 29:2; Jud 6:19; 1Sa 28:24
Made of wheat flour Ex 29:2; 1Ki 4:22; 5:11; Ps 81:16
Manna Nu 11:8
Meal 1Ki 17:12
Barley Jud 7:13
HOW PREPARED
Mixed with oil Ex 29:2, 23
Honey Ex 16:31
With leaven, or ferment
See leavened, in the paragraph above
Also see LEAVEN (YEAST)
Kneaded Ge 18:6; Ex 8:3; 12:34; 1Sa 28:24; 2Sa 13:8; Jer 7:18; Ho 7:4 .Made into loaves 1Sa 10:3; 17:17; 25:18; 1Ki 14:3; Mr 8:14 .Cakes 2Sa 6:19; 1Ki 17:12 .Wafers Ex 16:21; 29:23 .Cracknels 1Ki 14:3 .Baked in ovens Ex 8:3; Le 2:4; 7:9; 11:35; 26:26; Ho 7:4 .in pans Le 2:5, 7; 2Sa 13:6-9 .on hearths Ge 18:6 .on coals 1Ki 19:6; Isa 44:19; Jn 21:9 .on coals of dung Eze 4:12, 15
Made by men Ge 40:2 Made by women Le 26:26; 1Sa 8:13; Jer 7:18
Traffic in Jer 37:21; Mr 6:37 Sacrificed Le 21:6, 8, 17, 21-22; 22:25; 1Sa 2:36; 2Ki 23:9
By idolaters Jer 7:18; 44:19
FIGURATIVE Isa 55:2; 1Co 10:17; 2Co 9:10 .Christ Jn 6:32-35
SYMBOLICAL Of the body of Christ Mt 26:26; Ac 20:7; 1Co 11:23-24
BREASTPLATE
(1.) That piece of ancient armour that protected the breast. This word is used figuratively in Eph. 6:14 and Isa. 59:17.
(See ARMOUR
(2.) An ornament covering the breast of the high priest, first mentioned in Ex. 25:7. It was made of embroidered cloth, set with four rows of precious stones, three in each row. On each stone was engraved the name of one of the twelve tribes (Ex. 28:15-29; 39:8-21). It was in size about ten inches square. The two upper corners were fastened to the ephod by blue ribbons. It was not to be "loosed from the ephod" (Ex. 28:28). The lower corners were fastened to the girdle of the priest. As it reminded the priest of his representative character, it was called the memorial (28:29). It was also called the breastplate of judgment (28:15).
(See PRIEST
1. For high priest Ex 25:7 .Directions for the making of Ex 28:15-30 .Made by Bezaleel Ex 39:8, 21 .Freewill offering of materials for Ex 35:9, 27 .Worn by Aaron Ex 29:5; Le 8:8
2. Armor for soldiers Re 9:9, 17
FIGURATIVE Isa 59:17; Eph 6:14; 1Th 5:8
BREATH
Of life Ge 2:7; 7:22; Ac 17:25
Of God 2Sa 22:16; Job 4:9; 15:30; 33:4; 37:10; Ps 18:15; 33:6; Isa 30:33
FIGURATIVE Eze 37:9
BREECHES
(Ex. 28:42), rather linen drawers, reaching from the waist to a little above the knee, worn by the priests (Ezek. 44:17, 18).
For the priests Ex 28:42; 39:28; Le 6:10; 16:4; Eze 44:18
BRIBERY
General scriptures concerning Ex 23:8; Deut 16:18-19; 27:25; 1Sa 8:1, 3; Job 15:34; Ps 26:9, 10; Pr 15:27; 17:8, 23; 18:16; 21:14; 25:14; 28:21; 29:4; Ec 7:7; Isa 1:23; 5:22-23; 33:15, 16; Eze 13:19; 22:12-13; Am 2:6; 5:12; Mic 7:3
INSTANCES OF Delilah Jud 16:5 .Samuel's sons .See above .The false prophet, Shemaiah Ne 6:10-13 .Ben-hadad 1Ki 15:19 .Haman bribes Ahasuerus to destroy the Jews Es 3:9 .Chief priests bribe Judas Mt 26:15; 27:3-9; Mr 14:11; Lk 22:5 .Soldiers bribed to declare that the disciples stole the body of Jesus Mt 28:12-15 .Governor Felix seeks a bribe from Paul Ac 24:26
BRICK
he making of, formed the chief labour of the Israelites in Egypt (Ex. 1:13, 14). Those found among the ruins of Babylon and Nineveh are about a foot square and four inches thick. They were usually dried in the sun, though also sometimes in kilns (2 Sam. 12:31; Jer. 43:9; Nah. 3:14).
(See NEBUCHADNEZZAR
The bricks used in the tower of Babel were burnt bricks, cemented in the building by bitumen (Gen. 11:3).
Used in building: Babel Ge 11:3
Cities in Egypt Ex 1:11, 14
Houses Isa 9:10
Altars Isa 65:3
Made by Israelites Ex 5:7-19; 2Sa 12:31; Jer 43:9; Na 3:14