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Children's food everywhere (; ; ). In the East a leading element in men's diet also. "A land flowing with milk" symbolizes abundance (; ). Chalab, "milk," means "fairness, fresh milk"; chemah is "milk coagulated", and is translated in KJV "butter"; rather leben, an Eastern preparation of milk (; ). Emblem of gospel blessings (). In translated for "breasts" "his milk vessels (Lee: Umbreit, his watering places for his herds) are full of milk." Also ; , "I washed my steps with butter," i.e. wherever I stepped the richest plenty flowed for me.
, "thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles," i.e. draw to thyself all their riches, or have them completely subject (). The milk of sheep, camels, goats, and cows was used (; ; ); "butter" in our sense occurs . The leben; keeps for a considerable time, and so was suited to David's weary followers (). When the abundance of milk was due to the absence of tillage and of men to cultivate the lands, it was predicted as a scourge consequent on hostile invasion (). Still offered in hospitality to the passing stranger, as by Abraham, .