The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . POMEGRANATES. Page The flowers are usually scar-let, and yield a red dye. Thefruit is greatly valued in theEast on account of its coolingand refreshing pulp. 30*. THORN, OR SPI- SYCAMORE, OR WILD NA CHRTSTI.(Page 260.) The thorn used inChrists Crown ofthorns. X FIG TREE. (Page 268.) This is the tree into whichZaccheus climbed that hemight see Jesus. (Lukexix. 4.) BOTANY OF SCRIPTURE. 267 juice, of a slightly acid taste, 1 Sam. xiv. 2. The tree is not unlikethe common hawthorn, but larger. It is cultivated in ,
The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . POMEGRANATES. Page The flowers are usually scar-let, and yield a red dye. Thefruit is greatly valued in theEast on account of its coolingand refreshing pulp. 30*. THORN, OR SPI- SYCAMORE, OR WILD NA CHRTSTI.(Page 260.) The thorn used inChrists Crown ofthorns. X FIG TREE. (Page 268.) This is the tree into whichZaccheus climbed that hemight see Jesus. (Lukexix. 4.) BOTANY OF SCRIPTURE. 267 juice, of a slightly acid taste, 1 Sam. xiv. 2. The tree is not unlikethe common hawthorn, but larger. It is cultivated in , and throughout Asia, Hag. ii. 19: Deut. viii. 8: Cant. : Joel i. 12. Heb. Rimmon. Carved pomegranates were placed on the capitals of the columnsof the temple. Poplar, Gen. xxx. 37: Hos. iv. 13, is either the white poplar or thestorax-tree. The latter yields the fragrant resin of tree answers the description given in Genesis and the former, the LXX translate storax, and in the latter, version of Genesis is the more ancient and Libneh. Reed, of the East, is a tall, grassy plant, consisting of a long, hollow-jointed stem, with sharp-cutting leaves. The plant grows o
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