Bible Dictionary
Basket
Baskets were woven containers used for bread, fruit, grain, firstfruits, and other goods. In the New Testament, baskets also held the fragments left after Jesus’ feedings and carried Paul during his escape from Damascus.
Biblical Usage
Baskets held bread and offerings, gathered grapes and fruit, carried firstfruits, and transported clay for brickmaking. In the New Testament, baskets held the fragments left after Jesus’ feedings, and a large basket carried Paul down from the wall at Damascus.
Scripture References
Genesis 40:16
Exodus 29:3
Exodus 29:23
Leviticus 8:2
Leviticus 8:26
Leviticus 8:31
Numbers 6:15
Numbers 6:17
Numbers 6:19
Jeremiah 6:9
Deuteronomy 26:2
Deuteronomy 26:4
Amos 8:1
Amos 8:2
Jeremiah 24:2
Psalms 81:6
2 Kings 10:7
1 Samuel 2:14
2 Chronicles 35:13
Job 41:20
Mark 6:43
Matthew 15:37
Acts 9:25
2 Corinthians 11
Jeremiah 24:1