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(historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water..
It was the custom of Eli's sons (the priest) that when any man brought a sacrifice to God, the priest's servant came while the flesh was boiling with a fleshhook in his hand.
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Flesh hook means (historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water..
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It was the custom of Eli's sons (the priest) that when any man brought a sacrifice to God, the priest's servant came while the flesh was boiling with a fleshhook in his hand.
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