The Daily Grind
Once you have dehulled grain, the next step is to grind it. In Ancient Egypt, this would be done by hand, on grinding stones. Not the large mortar and pestles…
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Browsing Category: Food & Drink
Threshing & Hulling Emmer
Emmer is an old variety of wheat (and a Farro grain) grown extensively in the ancient world, including by Ancient Egyptians. The four wild species of wheat, along with the…
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The Sacrifices Between Revelation and Ascension
So do you ever read the Bible and think to yourself, how much blood did Moses throw anyway? No? Maybe it’s just me. Book research can take you along a…
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The Evening Quail
Before there was manna in the Wilderness of Sin, there was quail. Manna came the morning after they ran out of food. And every morning thereafter for 40 years. But…
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Starving in Sin
The Hebrews leave their lives of slavery, flee Pharaoh’s soldiers, then cross the Red Sea into freedom. After extended stops in Marah and Elim, they head towards the mountains. Upon…
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Manna—What Is It?
There is lots of speculation about the manna that God sent to the Hebrews every morning for 40 years. Was it a substance that exists in our world already? Was…
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Reflecting in Elim
Our travelers walk from the eastern shore of the Red Sea three days into the desert only to find bitter water at Marah. After Moses makes the water drinkable, they…
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Plants of Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
After our travelers cross the Red Sea, they find themselves in what is the northwest corner of modern day Saudi Arabia. They walk through desert and wadi and eventually find…
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From the Red Sea to Marah
Once our travelers cross the Red Sea and find themselves on the Arabian Peninsula, they watch the Egyptian soldiers drown, sing a song of praise to God, and get the…
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Domesticated Animals of the Exodus
The Hebrews had cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys, dogs, and birds of various kinds. Whether they graze on grass, shrub, or manna, the animals do need to graze daily. And drink…
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Egyptian Wheat Porridge
My Hebrew characters in Egypt have porridge for breakfast every day. Why? Because it feels like the right sort of food and timing. The porridge is made from whole emmer…
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How much bread did an Egyptian slave eat?
And how much flour did it take to make it? Bread is the staple food of the Ancient Egyptians and came in endless varieties. Made with emmer (a form of…
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