Articles by: Corie Bobechko

It has been estimated that bread and cereal grains made up as much as 50% of the diet of ancient Israelites.[1] It’s no wonder, then, that bread came in all different shapes and forms. The ancients didn’t just stop at shaping and molding bread; they

In the middle of Jesus’ famous model prayer, He petitions God to, “Give us this day our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11), demonstrating quite naturally the ancient importance of this culinary staple. Bread was such an integral part of the ancient near Eastern diet that the