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Kettle

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
A kettle was a large cooking vessel used for preparing food and sacrificial offerings. Related Hebrew terms are also translated “pot,” “caldron,” or “basket.”
Biblical Usage
Kettles were used in preparing the peace-offerings. Related uses of the word refer to pots, caldrons, or baskets in other biblical contexts.
Scripture References
Psalms 81:6 2 Chronicles 35:13 Jeremiah 24:2 1 Samuel 2:13 1 Samuel 2:14 Job 41:20