showbread
nounEtymology From show + bread.
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Lifestyle, Religion Historical The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.
- There is sett on the Board a high heap of Soule-cakes lyeing one upon another like the picture of the Sew-Bread in the old Bibles.1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 23:
- Related terms
- the bread of the Presence, the continual bread, the layer bread, Holy bread, the bread of presentation