Dough
/doh/
Summary
Bread mixture before baking, referenced in Scripture regarding the Passover, firstfruits offerings, and as a spiritual metaphor.
☩Biblical References
Israel departed Egypt so hastily that their dough had not yet risen, carrying it unleavened in their kneading troughs. The law required offering the first of the dough as a heave offering. Paul uses dough as a metaphor: 'A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump,' warning against tolerating sin.
Key verses:Exodus 12:34Numbers 15:20-211 Corinthians 5:6-7Galatians 5:9
Related Verses9 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Dough," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Dough," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).