Bible Dictionary
Pottage
Pottage was a dish of boiled food, especially a stew such as the lentil dish prepared in Jacob’s household. The term generally denotes cooked food made by boiling.
Definition
Pottage was boiled food, especially a stew such as one made from lentils. The term comes from a Hebrew word meaning “boiled.”
Biblical Usage
Pottage is mentioned in the account of the lentil dish prepared in Jacob’s household and in the story of a boiled meal made during a famine.
Historical Background
The entry identifies pottage generally as cooked food prepared by boiling.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Heb. nazid, “boiled”, a dish of boiled food, as of lentils (Gen. 25:29; 2 Kings 4:38).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Lentils]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>pot'-aj.</p><p>See FOOD, III.</p>