124. Flesh Pots Diet

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1. The flesh-pot was a three-legged vessel of bronze, which the Egyptians used for culinary purposes.
2. The ancient Egyptians were fond of animal food. They chiefly ate beef and goose, and also had an abundance of fish. The cow was sacred, and was not eaten. Some writers assert that sheep were not eaten; but the contrary is affirmed by others.
3. Bread here is a generic term denoting vegetable diet. This the Egyptians had in large variety. See Numbers 11:55We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: (Numbers 11:5).