shewbread

noun

shew·bread | \ˈshō-ˌbred

\

variants: or showbread

Definition of shewbread

: consecrated unleavened bread ritually placed by the Jewish priests of ancient Israel on a table in the sanctuary of the Tabernacle on the Sabbath

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