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Grinding stone




Grinding stone

‎In antiquity, it was the daily chore of women to grind the wheat and bake the bread. The lower grinding stone was mostly a large basalt stone with a rough surface. Since an adult consumed about 600 g grain per day, more then 2 kg flour had to be produced for a four or five person household.
‎Exod 11:5; Judg 9:53; Isa 47:2; Job 41:24; Matt 24:41


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