Knife

A knife consists of a sharpened blade attached to a handle that can be used either as a tool or a weapon. The blade of a knife can be made from many different types of materials such as metal, plastic, stone, bone, wood, or ceramic.

History

Knives have been in use throughout human history. The earliest knives were made of flint and used for tasks such as killing and butchering prey, ritual sacrifice, and also for defensive and aggressive combat purposes.

Over the years, countless types of knives have been designed. Some examples include the bread knife, boning knife, carving knife, Bowie knife, pocket knife, scalpel, utility knife, and the razor.

Biblical References

A knife is mentioned in the Biblical account of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his only son Isaac at God's request.

9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

-- Genesis 22