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RAISIN CAKES

Apparently a delicacy (Cant. 2:5; Isa. 16:7), raisin cakes were said to be distributed to all people of Israel by David after his great celebration that brought the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem (2 Sam. 6:19 = 1 Chr. 16:3). Raisin cakes may also be connected with cultic observance in Hos. 3:1, although there the cakes seem to be dedicated to the worship of a deity or deities other than Yahweh. Yet this should come as no surprise, for the making of grain or bread offerings is a cult act associated with most, if not all, ancient Near Eastern gods and goddesses. The Bible, e.g., describes how cakes were made as offerings to a goddess called by the epithet “Queen of Heaven” (Jer. 7:16-20; 44:15-28). It should be noted, however, that these particular cakes do not seem to contain raisins.

Susan Ackerman






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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