Overview:
The term "Baken" does not appear directly in the canonical texts of the Bible. However, it may be related to the concept of baking, which is a significant activity in biblical times, particularly in the context of daily sustenance and religious offerings. Baking, as a process, is mentioned in various passages throughout the Scriptures, reflecting its importance in ancient Near Eastern culture and its symbolic meanings in religious practices.

Biblical Context:
Baking in biblical times was a common domestic activity, primarily carried out by women. It involved the preparation of bread, a staple food in the ancient diet. Bread is frequently mentioned in the Bible, symbolizing life, sustenance, and divine provision. The process of baking bread is referenced in several passages, illustrating its role in both everyday life and religious rituals.

Scriptural References:

1. Daily Sustenance:
· In Genesis 18:6, when Abraham receives three visitors, he instructs Sarah to quickly prepare three seahs of fine flour and bake bread. This passage highlights the hospitality customs of the time and the centrality of bread in meals.
· In 1 Kings 17:12, the widow of Zarephath tells Elijah, "As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug." This reflects the scarcity and preciousness of bread during times of famine.

2. Religious Offerings:
· Leviticus 2:4 describes the grain offering: "If you bring a grain offering baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, unleavened loaves mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil." This offering was part of the sacrificial system, symbolizing dedication and thanksgiving to God.
· In Exodus 12:39, during the Exodus, the Israelites baked unleavened cakes of dough they had brought from Egypt, as they were driven out and could not delay. This event is commemorated in the Feast of Unleavened Bread, symbolizing purity and the haste of their departure.

3. Symbolic Meanings:
· Bread is often used metaphorically in the Bible. In John 6:35, Jesus declares, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst." Here, bread symbolizes spiritual nourishment and eternal life through Christ.
· In the Lord's Prayer, as recorded in Matthew 6:11, believers are taught to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread," signifying reliance on God for daily needs.

Cultural and Historical Insights:
Baking in ancient Israel involved various methods, including baking on hot stones, in clay ovens, or using griddles. The process required skill and was integral to the household economy. Bread types varied, including unleavened bread, which was significant in religious contexts, and leavened bread for everyday consumption.

Conclusion:
While "Baken" as a term is not explicitly found in the Bible, the act of baking and its products, particularly bread, hold substantial theological and cultural significance. Bread serves as a powerful symbol of God's provision, human hospitality, and spiritual truth throughout the biblical narrative.(p. p) of Bake.7246. rabak -- to mix, stir
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Elijah's Weakness, and Its Cube
... slept under a juniper tree, behold, then, an angel touched him, and said unto him,
Arise and eat.6. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/elijahs weakness and its cube.htm

On the Feast of St Andrew the Apostle
... While he slept, an angel came, and placed at his head a cake baken on the coals
and a pitcher of water, and bade him arise and eat, because he had still a long ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tauler/the inner way/sermon i on the feast.htm

From Jezreel to Horeb
... "Arise and eat," the angel said. "And he looked, and, behold, there was a
cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head.". ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 12 from jezreel to.htm

The Typical Significance of the Scriptures Declare their Divine ...
... prefigured His death; like the waving of the first-fruits, which forecast His
resurrection; like the fast of Pentecost with its two loaves baken with leaven ...
/.../the divine inspiration of the bible/chapter six the typical significance.htm

The Desire of the Righteous Granted;
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the desire of the righteous.htm

Baken (7 Occurrences)
...Baken (7 Occurrences). ... (ASV DBY). Leviticus 2:5 And if thine offering be an oblation
baken on the pan, it shall be fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. (DBY) ...
/b/baken.htm - 8k

Meal-offering (120 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 2:4 And when thou offerest an oblation of a meal-offering baken in the
oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or ...
/m/meal-offering.htm - 40k

Bake (13 Occurrences)
... Hence we read of "cakes baken on the coals" (1 Kings 19:6), and "baken in the
oven" (Leviticus 2:4). (see BREAD.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
/b/bake.htm - 12k

Baking-pan (3 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 6:21 On a baking-pan it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, thou
shalt bring it in: in baken pieces shalt thou offer the meal-offering for a ...
/b/baking-pan.htm - 7k

Oblation (208 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 6:21 It shall be prepared in the pan with oil: saturated with oil shalt
thou bring it: baken pieces of the oblation shalt thou present for a sweet ...
/o/oblation.htm - 40k

Baker (11 Occurrences)

/b/baker.htm - 9k

Prepared (246 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 6:21 It shall be prepared in the pan with oil: saturated with oil shalt
thou bring it: baken pieces of the oblation shalt thou present for a sweet ...
/p/prepared.htm - 37k

Offerest (2 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 2:4 And when thou offerest an oblation of a meal-offering baken in the
oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or ...
/o/offerest.htm - 7k

Guilt-offering (34 Occurrences)
... trespass-offering, unto the priest: (See JPS YLT). Leviticus 6:17 It shall
not be baken with leaven. I have given it as their portion of ...
/g/guilt-offering.htm - 17k

Wave-offering (22 Occurrences)
... 23:17 out of your dwellings ye bring in bread of a wave-offering, two 'loaves',
of two tenth deals of flour they are, 'with' yeast they are baken, first-'fruits ...
/w/wave-offering.htm - 13k

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