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In the biblical context, the concept of "cooked" refers to the preparation of food through the application of heat, a practice that is evident throughout the Scriptures. Cooking is an essential aspect of daily life in biblical times, reflecting both the sustenance and the cultural practices of the people.
Old Testament ReferencesCooking is first implied in the early chapters of Genesis, where food preparation is a part of daily life. In
Genesis 18:6-8, Abraham prepares a meal for the three visitors by instructing Sarah to make bread and selecting a tender calf for a servant to prepare: "So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, 'Quick, prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.' Then Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender, choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it."
The Israelites' diet during their wilderness journey included cooked food, as seen in
Exodus 16:23, where Moses instructs the people regarding the preparation of manna: "He told them, 'This is what the LORD has said: Tomorrow is a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil; then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.'"
Cooking methods in the Old Testament included baking, boiling, and roasting.
Leviticus 2:4 mentions baked offerings: "Now when you present an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, unleavened loaves mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil."
New Testament ReferencesIn the New Testament, cooking continues to be a part of daily life. Jesus Himself refers to cooking in His teachings and parables. In
Luke 11:11-12, Jesus uses the example of a father providing for his son: "What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?"
The preparation of food is also evident in the post-resurrection appearance of Jesus in
John 21:9-10, where He prepares a meal for His disciples: "When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus told them, 'Bring some of the fish you have just caught.'"
Cultural and Religious SignificanceCooking in biblical times was not only a practical necessity but also held cultural and religious significance. Meals were often communal events, fostering fellowship and hospitality. The preparation and sharing of food were integral to the observance of religious feasts and sacrifices, as seen in the Passover meal, where the lamb was to be roasted and eaten in a specific manner (
Exodus 12:8-9).
The act of cooking and sharing meals is a recurring theme that underscores the importance of community, hospitality, and the provision of God. It reflects the sustenance provided by God and the fellowship among His people, as well as the spiritual nourishment symbolized in the breaking of bread.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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imp. & p. p.) of Cook.
Greek
3795. opsarion -- fish... Definition: a little fish. Word Origin dim. of opson (
cooked food) Definition
fish NASB Word Usage fish (5). fish. Neuter of a presumed
...3702. optos -- roasted
... broiled. From an obsolete verb akin to hepso (to "steep");cooked, ie Roasted --
broiled. (optou) -- 1 Occurrence. 3701, 3702. optos. 3703 . Strong's Numbers
Strong's Hebrew
1311. bashel --cooked, boiled... 1310, 1311. bashel. 1312 .
cooked, boiled. Transliteration: bashel Phonetic
Spelling: (baw-shale') Short Definition: boiled. Word
...2102. zud -- to boil up, seethe, act proudly or presumptuously or...
... NASB Word Usage act presumptuously (1), acted arrogantly (3), acted presumptuously
(1), acts presumptuously (1), become arrogant (1),cooked (1), dealt proudly...
5138. nazid -- something sodden or boiled, pottage
... stew. Word Origin from zud Definition something sodden or boiled, pottage
NASB Word Usagecooked food (1), stew (5). pottage. From...
Library
How Brother Juniper onceCooked for the Brethren Enough to Last...
... PART TWO. HERE BEGINNETH THE LIFE OF BROTHER JUNIPER CHAPTER X HOW BROTHER JUNIPER
ONCECOOKED FOR THE BRETHREN ENOUGH TO LAST FOR A FORTNIGHT....
Disclosure of the Monstrous Tenets of the Manich??ans.
... some animals. And the smell of food, whencooked along with flesh of delicate
flavor, is better than ifcooked without it. Once...
The Story of Jacob
... Once, when Esau came home, hungry and tired from hunting in the fields, he saw that
Jacob had a bowl of something that he had justcooked for dinner....
Philosophers Inculcate Cannibalism.
... of the precepts of Zeno, and Diogenes, and Cleanthes, which their books contain,
inculcating the eating of human flesh: that fathers becooked and eaten by...
Concerning Macedonius, Theodulus, Gratian, Busiris, Basil, and...
... While they were being consumed, they said to the governor, "Amachus (for that was
his name), "if you desirecooked flesh, give orders that our bodies may be...
The Answer on the Many Kinds of Food Provided in Holy Scripture.
... holy Scripture is fitly compared to a rich and fertile field, which, while bearing
and producing much which is good for man's food without beingcooked by fire...
Spiritual Meaning of the Passover.
... But we must strive to convert the rawness of Scripture into well-cooked food, not
letting what is written grow flabby and wet and thin, as those do who have...
Whether There was any Reasonable Cause for the Ceremonial...
... done with his body. Much less therefore does it matter to an animal already
dead how its flesh becooked. Consequently there seems...
Finger-Posts
... Who built that fire? Whocooked that fish? Who was thinking about them and caring
for their personal needs, when they were so tired and hungry?...
Letter ix. To Titus, Hierarch, Asking by Letter what is the House...
... to a sort of artisan; and placing under Him, horses and chariots and thrones; and
spreading before Him certain dainty meats delicatelycooked; and representing...
Thesaurus
Cooked (35 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Cook. Multi-Version Concordance
Cooked (35 Occurrences). Luke 24:42 And they gave him a bit of
cooked fish. (BBE).
...Cook (17 Occurrences)
... Exodus 16:23 And he said, This is what the Lord has said, Tomorrow is a day of rest,
a holy Sabbath to the Lord: what has to becooked may becooked; and what...
Oven (22 Occurrences)
... Exodus 12:8 And let your food that night be the flesh of the lamb,cooked with fire
in the oven, together with unleavened bread and bitter-tasting plants....
Uncooked (2 Occurrences)
... Exodus 12:9 Do not take it uncooked orcooked with boiling water, but let it be
cooked in the oven; its head with its legs and its inside parts. (BBE)....
Boiling (17 Occurrences)
... (WEB ASV). Exodus 12:9 Do not take it uncooked orcooked with boiling water, but
let it becooked in the oven; its head with its legs and its inside parts....
Flat (33 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Leviticus 2:5 And if you give a meal offeringcooked on a flat plate, let
it be of the best meal, unleavened and mixed with oil. (BBE)....
Plate (34 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 2:5 And if you give a meal offeringcooked on a flat plate, let it
be of the best meal, unleavened and mixed with oil. (BBE)....
Rare (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Early. 2. (superl.) Nearly raw; partiallycooked;
not thoroughlycooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton....
Basins (33 Occurrences)
... 2 Chronicles 35:13 And the Passover lamb wascooked over the fire, as it says in
the law; and the holy offerings werecooked in pots and basins and vessels...
Place (9195 Occurrences)
... Saucer-shaped depressions, into which sacrifices could be poured, are a remnant
of very primitive rites (to this day in Samaria the paschal lamb iscooked in a...
Resources
Why is eating dairy products and meat in the same meal considered not kosher? | GotQuestions.orgWhy did God prohibit eating meat with blood in it (Genesis 9:4)? | GotQuestions.orgWhy did the Old Testament Law command against the eating of pork? | GotQuestions.orgCooked: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.comBible Concordance •
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