In the description of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, Exodus 12:34 , we read that "the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders." These were either small wooden bowls, or circular pieces of leather which might be drawn up like a bag, by a cord encircling the edge. The Arabs of the present day use both.
Although written in 1859 by William Rand, this dictionary of the Bible from the American Tract Society is still relevant today.Wikipedia
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