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The term(qorban, Strong’s H7133) means something “brought near the altar” or to Elohim; it is used to describe Hebrew sacrifices and fellowship offerings in Leviticus and Numbers. Because Paul suggests that the food involved with sacrifices contained no spiritual or mystical properties, it stands to reason that it was instead the sacrificial act that made the closeness with Elohim possible. A reciprocal relationship was likely inferred by pagan cultures whereby the food was thought to be the path to communion or fellowship with the deity. Thus the former pagans would find it difficult to make such subtle distinctions as new believers.