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Genesis 18:6
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Genesis 18:6
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6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly, get ready three [a]measures of fine meal, knead it and bake cakes.”
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- Genesis 18:6 Heb seim, plural of seah; since one seah equals about nine quarts, this was a large quantity. However, Abraham was asking Sarah to make cakes of bread which actually could be baked quickly because they were similar to pizza dough, that is, large, round, and flat. Together with the other food that Abraham provided (vv 7, 8), his promise of “a piece of bread” in v 5 was greatly understated, and the generous meal reflected the respect that he held for his special visitors.
Luke 13:21
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Luke 13:21
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21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three peck measures of flour until it was all leavened.”(A)
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