Pliny the Elder – Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians

Raisins Fruit

Food Topical Studies February 27, 2015March 5, 2022

Raisins were produced by soaking grapes in a mixture of oil and water and drying them in the sun. This preserves a fool supply that can last in the heat of the day and for long trips. Raisins was used as a peace offering. Raisins were also used to sustain life and for celebrations. They also had medicinal properties according to Pliny the Elder.

Pomegranate Fruit and Tree

Food Topical Studies February 27, 2015March 5, 2022

Pomegranates was used in the architecture of Solomon’s temple. Pomegranates was used on the skirt of the robe of the ephod. Pomegranates abound in Egypt and Canaan. Pomegranates was Drank as juice. Pomegranates are Cultivated in orchards and used as shade. Pomegranates was used in describing a great calamity. Pomegranates used as a blessing.

Cheese Dairy

Food Topical Studies February 27, 2015March 5, 2022

There are three times in Scripture when cheese is mentioned. Milk is passed through a cloth, and the curd, after being salted, is molded into disks about the size of the hand and dried in the sun. There is also a cheese made out of sweet milk which would be like our cottage cheese. Turning milk into cheese, especially in the desert climates, helped to preserve the milk because there was no refrigeration.