Bake
Agriculture & Daily Life • Both
To bake is to prepare bread or cakes by heat. In biblical times bread was commonly baked in an oven, on hot stones, or on heated coals, often by women or household servants.
Biblical Usage
Bread-making appears in accounts of household hospitality, offerings, food preparation, and public baking. In earlier times women or slaves commonly prepared it; later, public bakers are mentioned.
Scripture References