(3.) Another word rendered “bag” in 1 Samuel 17:40 is rendered “sack” in
Genesis 42:25; and in 1 Samuel 9:7; 21:5 “vessel,” or wallet for carrying
food.
(4.) The word rendered in the Authorized Version “bags,” in which the
priests bound up the money contributed for the restoration of the temple
(2 Kings 12:10), is also rendered “bundle” (Genesis 42:35; 1 Samuel
25:29). It denotes bags used by travellers for carrying money during a
journey (Proverbs 7:20; Hag. 1:6).
(5.) The “bag” of Judas was a small box (John 12:6; 13:29).
- BAHURIM young men, a place east of Jerusalem (2 Samuel 3:16; 19:16),
on the road to the Jordan valley. Here Shimei resided, who poured forth
vile abuse against David, and flung dust and stones at him and his party
when they were making their way down the eastern slopes of Olivet
toward Jordan (16:5); and here Jonathan and Ahimaaz hid themselves
(17:18).
With the exception of Shimei, Azmaveth, one of David’s heroes, is the
only other native of the place who is mentioned (2 Samuel 23:31; 1
Chronicles 11:33).
- BAJITH house, probably a city of Moab, which had a celebrated
idol-temple (Isaiah 15:2). It has also been regarded as denoting simply the
temple of the idol of Moab as opposed to the “high place.” - BAKE The duty of preparing bread was usually, in ancient times,
committed to the females or the slaves of the family (Genesis 18:6;
Leviticus 26:26; 1 Samuel 8:13); but at a later period we find a class of
public bakers mentioned (Hos. 7:4, 6; Jeremiah 37:21).
The bread was generally in the form of long or round cakes (Exodus 29:23;
1 Samuel 2:36), of a thinness that rendered them easily broken (Isaiah 58:7;
Matthew 14:19; 26:26; Acts 20:11). Common ovens were generally used;
at other times a jar was half-filled with hot pebbles, and the dough was
spread over them. Hence we read of “cakes baken on the coals” (1 Kings
19:6), and “baken in the oven” (Leviticus 2:4). (See BREAD.)