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This was curdled milk. Gen. 18: 8; Deut. 32: 14. Jael brought Sisera 'butter' to drink, Judges 5: 25; and Job in Job 29: 6 speaks of his steps being washed with butter when the Almighty was with him in prosperity. The promised land was to flow with milk and honey: cf. Job 20: 17. Curdled milk is a common beverage in the East, and when mixed with honey is very agreeable.