fleshpots of egypt
1fleshpots — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ places providing a hedonistic experience. ORIGIN with biblical allusion to the fleshpots of Egypt mentioned in the Book of Exodus) …
2fleshpots — plural noun places in which hedonistic experiences are readily available. Origin C16: with biblical allusion to the fleshpots of Egypt (Exod. 16:3) …
3Egypt — • Provides information on history, religion, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egypt Egypt † …
4POPULATION — Methodological Uncertainties Because of the great difficulties in ascertaining human population data in general, and Jewish data in particular, especially in ancient and medieval times, a word of caution is even more necessary here than in most… …
5Exodus, book of — The second book of the Pentateuch. It takes its title from the Greek LXX and means ‘departure’; it is divided by scholars, like other parts of the Pentateuch, into the sources J, E, and P, with the greatest parts in this book being assigned to J… …
6Development of new religions — The process and mechanisms that lead to the emergence of religions proceed by innovations modifying existing traditions. Such innovations ultimately lead to schisms, reformations or divisions that separate a new tradition from its predecessor.… …
7Palm Sunday — • The sixth and last Sunday of Lent and beginning of Holy Week Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Palm Sunday Palm Sunday † …
8Fleischtopf — Sich nach den Fleischtöpfen Ägyptens (nach den ägyptischen Fleischtöpfen) (zurück)sehnen: sich eine vergangene, glücklichere Zeit zurückwünschen; vgl. niederländisch ›terugverlangen naar de vleespotten van Egypte‹; englisch ›to be sick for the… …
9fleshpot — lit. pot in which flesh is boiled, hence luxuries regarded with envy, especially in fleshpots of Egypt, from Exodus xvi:3: Whan we sat by ye Flesh pottes, and had bred ynough to eate. [Coverdale translation, 1535] …
10MEAT — (Heb. בָּשָׂר, basar), the flesh of animals permitted for consumption. (For its meaning as human flesh and symbolic connotation, see flesh .) The Talmud points out (Sanh. 59b) that according to the biblical account the consumption of meat was… …
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