In biblical times, the concept of a "slice" is not directly mentioned in the Scriptures as it pertains to modern culinary practices. However, the idea of dividing or portioning food is present throughout the Bible, reflecting the agrarian and communal lifestyle of ancient Israelite society.

Bread and Grain Offerings

Bread, a staple in the ancient Near Eastern diet, was often divided into portions or slices. In the context of offerings, the Israelites were instructed to present grain offerings, which included bread made from fine flour. Leviticus 2:4 states, "Now if you bring a grain offering of baked goods, it must be made of fine flour, unleavened loaves mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil." These offerings were likely divided into portions for the priests and for burning on the altar.

Hospitality and Sharing

The act of slicing or dividing food is closely associated with hospitality, a significant cultural value in biblical times. In Genesis 18:6 , when Abraham receives three visitors, he instructs Sarah to "quickly prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread." This bread would have been divided and shared among the guests, demonstrating generosity and the importance of community.

Symbolism of Bread

Bread, often sliced or broken, holds deep symbolic meaning in the Bible. In the New Testament, Jesus uses bread to illustrate spiritual truths. During the Last Supper, He breaks bread with His disciples, symbolizing His body given for humanity. Luke 22:19 records, "And He took the bread, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, 'This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.'"

Sacrificial Practices

The division of sacrificial offerings also reflects the concept of slicing. In the sacrificial system, portions of the animal were divided for specific purposes. Leviticus 7:14 mentions, "From the cakes, he is to offer one as a contribution to the LORD. It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings." This division ensured that the priests, who served in the temple, were provided for, while also fulfilling the requirements of the sacrificial law.

Conclusion

While the term "slice" is not explicitly used in the Bible, the practice of dividing food and offerings is evident throughout the Scriptures. This practice underscores themes of hospitality, community, and the sacrificial system, all of which are integral to understanding the cultural and religious context of the biblical narrative.1. (n.) A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

2. (v. t.) That which is thin and broad, like a slice.

3. (n.) A broad, thin piece of plaster.

4. (n.) A salver, platter, or tray.

5. (n.) A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.

6. (n.) A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel.

7. (n.) One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.

8. (n.) A removable sliding bottom to galley.

9. (v. t.) To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from.

10. (v. t.) To cut into parts; to divide.

11. (v. t.) To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace.

2772. kerma -- a slice, hence a small coin
... a slice, hence a small coin. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: kerma
Phonetic Spelling: (ker'-mah) Short Definition: a small coin Definition: a ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2772.htm - 6k6400. pelach -- cleavage, a millstone
... pelach. 6401 . cleavage, a millstone. Transliteration: pelach Phonetic Spelling:
(peh'-lakh) Short Definition: slice. ... piece. From palach; a slice -- piece. ...
/hebrew/6400.htm - 6k

2757. charits -- a cut, thing cut, sharp instrument
... khaw-reets'}; from charats; properly, incisure or (passively) incised (compare
charuwts); hence, a threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth): also a slice (as cut ...
/hebrew/2757.htm - 6k

6398. palach -- to cleave
... bring forth, cleave, cut, shred, strike through. A primitive root; to slice, ie
Break open or pierce -- bring forth, cleave, cut, shred, strike through. ...
/hebrew/6398.htm - 6k

1504. gazar -- to cut, divide
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to cut, divide NASB Word Usage cut down (1),
cut off (6), decree (1), decreed (1), divide (2), divided (1), slice off (1). ...
/hebrew/1504.htm - 6k

On a Piece of Chalk. A Lecture to Working Men.
... But it is possible to grind a slice of chalk down so thin that you can see through
it"until it is thin enough, in fact, to be examined with any magnifying ...
/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/ix on a piece of.htm

Examples from Nature Proving that Bodies May Remain Unconsumed and ...
... of it, seemed to me incredible; but it happened at Carthage that a bird of this
kind was cooked and served up to me, and, taking a suitable slice of flesh from ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 4 examples from nature proving.htm

Rahab
... A thin slice of crystal will bar the entrance of air more effectually than
many folds of stuff. IV. Faith in its practical effects. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/rahab.htm

Costly and Fatal Help
... Do none of you ever bow down to Satan for a slice of the kingdoms of this world?
Ahaz has still plenty of brothers and sisters in all our churches and chapels. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/costly and fatal help.htm

Choosing the Tens
... at hand she took several round slices of durra bread and proceeded to toast them
with much skill, tilting the hot tile and casting each browned slice in on the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter i choosing the tens.htm

Gregory Further Shows that the Only-Begotten Being Begotten not ...
... he certainly divided his essence, being cut up among those who were begotten of
him, and by reason of the vast number of his posterity (the slice of his ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 7 gregory further shows.htm

True Greatness
... If your aims are small you will never be great; and if your highest aims are but
to get a good slice of this world's pudding"no matter what powers God may ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/true greatness.htm

What the Big Chest Contained
... This, a pile of long brown strips, or plugs, of tobacco, was what they wanted; and
soon Will was busily engaged in cutting a narrow slice from each plug and ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/byrum/how john became a man/chapter iii what the big.htm

Judas Iscariot
... It was a large sum, off which he could have taken an unusually large slice of booty.
But probably there was more in the occasion to incense Judas. ...
/.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter ix judas iscariot.htm

Athor, the Golden
... Pausing long enough to eat a thin slice of white bread and gazelle-meat, and to
drink a draft from the porous and ever cooling water bottle, he turned to the ...
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Slice (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a
slice of bread. 2. (vt) That which is thin and broad, like a slice. ...
/s/slice.htm - 8k

Collop
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh. 2. (n.)
A part or piece of anything; a portion. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
/c/collop.htm - 6k

Offer (403 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). Luke 11:11 And what father is there among you,
who, if his son asks for a slice of bread, will offer him a stone? ...
/o/offer.htm - 39k

Olive (61 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) An olivary body. See under Olivary. 8. (n.) A small slice of meat
seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. ...
/o/olive.htm - 37k

Temples (17 Occurrences)
... In Songs 4:3; Songs 6:7, the bride's cheeks are likened to pomegranates because
of the rich coloring of a slice of this fruit. TEMPLES, ROBBERS OF. ...
/t/temples.htm - 13k

Rash (18 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To pull off or pluck violently. 2. (vt)
To slash; to hack; to cut; to slice. 3. (n.) A fine eruption ...
/r/rash.htm - 12k

Melons (2 Occurrences)
... "A traveller in the East who recollects the intense gratitude which a gift of a
slice of melon inspired while journeying over the hot and dry plains, will ...
/m/melons.htm - 8k

Ploughshare (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the
slice of earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/p/ploughshare.htm - 6k

Pan (26 Occurrences)
... offering. The "iron pan" mentioned in Ezek. 4:3 (marg., "flat plate " or "slice")
was probably a mere plate of iron used for baking. The ...
/p/pan.htm - 20k

Chop (5 Occurrences)
... 14. (n.) The act of chopping; a stroke. 15. (n.) A piece chopped off; a slice or
small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop. 16. (n.) A crack or cleft. ...
/c/chop.htm - 10k

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