Bible Dictionary
Wafers
Wafers were thin cakes used in several grain and peace offerings. They were commonly made without leaven and formed part of the prescribed offerings and priestly ceremonies.
Definition
Wafers were thin cakes used in various grain, peace, and priestly offerings. The supplied material identifies them as part of the prescribed offerings.
Biblical Usage
Wafers occur in the instructions and accounts of offerings and priestly ceremonies in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers.
Historical Background
The entry describes wafers as thin cakes but gives no further details about their preparation beyond their use in offerings.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Thin cakes (Ex. 16:31; 29:2, 23; Lev. 2:4; 7:12; 8:26; Num. 6:15, 19) used in various offerings.