* and made.
Dr. Shaw observes, "Besides a bowl of milk, and a basket of
figs, raisins, or dates, which upon our arrival were presented
to us, to stay our appetite, the master of the tent fetched us
from his flock, according to the number of our company, a kid
or a goat, a lamb or a sheep; half of which was immediately
seethed by his wife, and served up with {cucasoe;} the rest
was made {kab-ab,} i.e., cut to pieces and roasted, which we
reserved for our breakfast or dinner next day." May we not
suppose, says Mr. Harmer, that Gideon presented some slight
refreshment to the supposed prophet, according to the present
Arab mode, and desired him to stay till he could provide
something more substantial; that he immediately killed a kid,
seethed a part of it, and when ready brought the stewed meat
in a pot, with unleavened cakes of bread, which he had baked;
and the other part, the {kab-ab,} in a basket for him to carry
with him, for some after repast in his journey?
13:15-19 Ge 18:6-8
* a kid. Heb. a kid of the goats. unleavened cakes.
Le 2:4
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