Notes on Victuals
In Matthew 14:15
the word "victuals" is a less than
perfect translation of the Greek word "broma". Victuals means
food but broma means food particularly that which
would be deemed "unclean" or
"unlawful" by a Jew trying to live
under late old testament law. So when Jesus
decided to feed the hungry it was in part to
assuage their hunger and also in part to protect
them food that they would see as unclean.
Mathew
Chapter 14 - Full Text
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References in
Scripture Matthew
14:15
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Matthew 14:15
15 And when it was evening, his disciples
came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time
is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go
into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
broma
Strong's Number: G 1033. food (lit. or fig.), espec.
(cer.) articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish
law:--meat, victuals.
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