shew bread

shew bread
Twelve loaves of bread placed on the alter in Jewish Temples and renewed periodically. See showbread.

1611 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. — 2 Chronicles 2:4 KJV


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  • shew|bread — «SHOH BREHD», noun. the unleavened bread placed near the altar every Sabbath by the ancient Jewish priests as an offering to God (in the Bible, Leviticus 24:5 9). Also, showbread. ╂[< shew + bread; influenced by German Schaubrot (coined by… …   Useful english dictionary

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

  • 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… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • shewbread — shew•bread or showbread [[t]ˈʃoʊˌbrɛd[/t]] n. jud Judaism. the bread placed every Sabbath in the holy of holies of the tabernacle and the Temple as an offering by the priests to God • Etymology: 1530; modeled on G Schaubrot, rendering Gk ártoi… …   From formal English to slang

  • shewbread — /shoh bred /, n. Judaism. the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5 9. Also, showbread. [1530; SHEW +… …   Universalium

  • 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

  • Shewbread — Shew bread See {Showbread}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • offrunghláf — m ( es/ as) shew bread …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • Hyperdispensationalism — is a further development of some (but not all) of the core doctrines of Dispensationalism and differs from the same, in that, principally (although not exclusively) it teaches the origin of the church, Which is his body [ [Ephesians 1:22 23 the… …   Wikipedia

  • Matthew 16 — 1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 3 And in the morning, It …   The King James version of the Bible

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