People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . was filled but not husks were pods or fruits of theceratonia siliqua, the Kharub or carob tree ofSyria, known also as St. Johns bread,from the popular but erroneous traditionthat John the Baptist ate them instead oflocusts. The fruit pods are curved and bearsome resemblance to those of the commonhoney locust trees. Prof. I. H. Hall says, the beans are an article of food, not at alldespised or loathsome, among the poorerclasses ; a
People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . was filled but not husks were pods or fruits of theceratonia siliqua, the Kharub or carob tree ofSyria, known also as St. Johns bread,from the popular but erroneous traditionthat John the Baptist ate them instead oflocusts. The fruit pods are curved and bearsome resemblance to those of the commonhoney locust trees. Prof. I. H. Hall says, the beans are an article of food, not at alldespised or loathsome, among the poorerclasses ; and from the viscous lining of thepods, a kind of dibs or molasses is madewhich is much used. . In Cyprus theyare literally the food that the swine eat. The pod is about six to eightinches in length, and one inch in breadth by about a quarter of an inch single tree will sometimes produce 800 to 900 pounds of these pods. TheBabylonian Talmud says that Rabbi Simeon and his son hid themselves in acave and were miraculously fed on the fruit of the Kharub tree. Sabbat 33: his want no man gave unto him. No one troubled himself about HUSKS. FRUIT OF THE CAROB TREE (Ceratonia siliqua). Common Version. 16 And he would fain have filled his bellywith the husks that the swine did eat: and noman gave unto him. Revised Version. 16 to feed swine. And he would fain ^ havefilled his belly with - the husks t;hat thoswine did eat: and no man gave unto him. Many ancient authorities read have been filled. 2 Gr. the pods of the carob tree. Luke 15 : 17-19.] THE PRODIGAL SON. 223 It was a selfish country. Every one looked out for himself. The prodigalwas left to help himself as best he might. The sinner finds no help nor pityfrom companions ; those who have helped to ruin him forsake him. 17. he came to himself] He had been beside himself, in a crazy frenziedstate of madness in sin up to this time. See Eccl. 9 : 3. Hunger and starvationbrought him to his senses, as providential cala
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