In biblical times, the frying-pan was a common cooking utensil used for preparing food, particularly offerings made to the Lord. The Hebrew word often translated as "frying-pan" is "marchesheth," which appears in the context of the preparation of grain offerings. This utensil is mentioned in several passages, highlighting its role in the culinary practices of ancient Israel.

Biblical References:

1. Leviticus 2:5 : "If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil." The term "griddle" here is often understood to refer to a type of frying-pan used for cooking grain offerings. The preparation of these offerings was a significant aspect of worship and obedience to God's commandments, emphasizing the importance of purity and dedication in the offerings made by the Israelites.

2. Leviticus 7:9 : "Every grain offering baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it." This verse indicates that the frying-pan was one of the methods used to prepare grain offerings, which were then given to the priests. The use of the frying-pan in this context underscores the practical aspects of worship and the provision for the Levitical priesthood.

3. 1 Chronicles 23:29 : "They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise in the evening, and to offer all burnt offerings to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, in the number prescribed by the ordinance concerning them, continually before the LORD." While the specific term "frying-pan" is not mentioned in this verse, the preparation of offerings, which would have included the use of such utensils, was a regular and integral part of the worship practices described.

Cultural and Religious Significance:

The frying-pan, as a cooking implement, played a vital role in the daily life and religious observances of the Israelites. Its use in preparing offerings highlights the connection between everyday life and spiritual devotion. The preparation of food, especially offerings, was not merely a mundane task but a sacred duty that reflected one's relationship with God.

In the broader cultural context, the frying-pan represents the practical aspects of ancient culinary practices. It was likely made of metal or clay and used over an open flame, reflecting the technology and resources available at the time. The specific instructions for preparing offerings, including those involving the frying-pan, demonstrate the detailed nature of the Mosaic Law and its emphasis on holiness and order in worship.

Overall, the mention of the frying-pan in the Bible serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience and reverence in the worship of God, as well as the integration of faith into all aspects of life, including the preparation and offering of food.(Hebrews marhesheth, a "boiler"), a pot for boiling meat (Leviticus 2:7; 7:9). FRYING-PAN

fri'-ing-pan.

See BREAD; PAN.

4802. marchesheth -- a stewpan, saucepan
... Word Origin from rachash Definition a stewpan, saucepan NASB Word Usage pan (2).
frying pan. From rachash; a stew-pan -- fryingpan. see HEBREW rachash. ...
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What the Ruler's Discrimination Should be Between Correction and ...
... And to him, for his own defence it is forthwith subjoined, And do thou take unto
thee an iron frying-pan, and thou shalt set it for a wall of iron between thee ...
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The Doctrine of Apelles Refuted, that Christ's Body was of ...
... born. So we have found our way "out of a frying-pan," as the proverb runs,
"into the fire," [7023] "from Marcion to Apelles. This ...
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The Life of Paulus the First Hermit.
... honey and to be made to lie under a blazing sun with his hands tied behind his back,
so that he who had already surmounted the heat of the frying-pan might be ...
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Whether Christ Received and Gave to the Disciples his Impassible ...
... the supper that body which He had through nature, but neither mortal nor passible."
And again, on Lev.2:5, "if thy oblation be from the frying-pan," the gloss ...
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On the Diversity of Spiritual Gifts.
... that despise my name, [3578] I will deliver you up to the slaughter, as I did Zedekiah
and Achiah, whom the king of Babylon fried in a frying-pan," as says ...
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"Am Ia Sea, or a Whale?"
... then another pleaded with him. The boy said to himself, "Why, I have got
out of the frying-pan into the fire. I came here to be ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/am i a sea or.htm

Letter Liv. To Furia.
... [1581] They were still boys and had not come yet to that frying-pan on which
the King of Babylon fried the elders [1582] who were judges. ...
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On Eating.
... rejoice "before the Lord, divided to the whole host of Israel, man and woman, to
each a loaf of bread, and baked bread, and a cake from the frying-pan." [1353]. ...
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The Number of those who Fought for Religion in Gaul under Verus ...
... The identification is not at all improbable. [1387] Cf. Matthew 22:11. [1388] teganon:
literally, "frying-pan," by which, however, is evidently meant the ...
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Another Wonderful Record of 25.
... Next morning, I was planning that I would make the tinfull of meal into mush, and
fry it in a greasy frying-pan, in which our last meat had been fried. ...
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Fryingpan
... (Hebrews marhesheth, a "boiler"), a pot for boiling meat (Leviticus 2:7; 7:9). Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FRYING-PAN. fri'-ing-pan. See BREAD; PAN. ...
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Frying-pan (3 Occurrences)
Frying-pan. Fryingpan, Frying-pan. Fuel . Easton's Bible Dictionary (Hebrews ...
him. (YLT). Fryingpan, Frying-pan. Fuel . Reference Bible.
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Frying (2 Occurrences)
... Frying (2 Occurrences). Leviticus 2:7 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baked
in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. (KJV ASV WBS YLT) ...
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Pan (26 Occurrences)
... A vessel of metal or earthenware used in culinary operations; a cooking-pan or
frying-pan frequently referred to in the Old Testament (Leviticus 2:5; 6:21 ...
/p/pan.htm - 20k

Stewing-pan (2 Occurrences)
... Stewing-pan (2 Occurrences). Leviticus 2:7 And if thy oblation be a meal-offering
of the frying-pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. (See JPS). ...
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Meal-offering (120 Occurrences)
... (ASV JPS). Leviticus 2:7 And if thy oblation be a meal-offering of the
frying-pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. (ASV JPS). ...
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Meat-offering (111 Occurrences)
... (WBS). Leviticus 2:7 And if thy oblation shall be a meat-offering baked in the
frying-pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. (WBS). ...
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Fuel (13 Occurrences)

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Offereth (28 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 7:9 And all the meat offering that is baked in the oven, and all that
is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that ...
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Oblation (208 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Leviticus 2:7 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baked in the frying
pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. (KJV ASV DBY WBS). ...
/o/oblation.htm - 40k

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