Tag: table
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Why were Japhetic peoples the only ones to be described as gentiles in the table of nations? Genesis 10:5?
Genesis 10:5 (KJV) 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. The word “gentile” is only mentioned once in the table of nations. And this …
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Feasting at God’s Table
Food shapes culture and identity, so what did it mean for the Israelites to gather and feast at God’s table? This week professor Pinchas Shir and I discuss food and the Bible with a focus on feasting with God and the development of Kosher laws…