Broth
מָרָק/BROTH/
“Soup, broth”
Summary
A liquid food made by boiling meat, mentioned in connection with offerings and idolatrous practices.
☩Biblical References
When Gideon prepared a kid for the angel of the Lord, he put the flesh in a basket and the broth in a pot. Isaiah denounces those who engage in forbidden practices, describing their vessels as containing 'broth of abominable things' made from swine's flesh.
Key verses:Judges 6:19-20Isaiah 65:4
Related Verses5 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Broth," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Broth," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).