The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . erhaps agitator), sonof Joktan, of the family of Shem (Gen. x:26; 1Chron. i:2o).ALMON (almon), (Heb. X^7^,al-mone,hidden), one of the three cities which belonged to thepriests in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. xxi:i8).It is supposed to be the same as the Alemeth of1 Chron. vi :6o. Jarchi and Kimchi identify itwith Baharim, which name the Targum (2 :i6) renders by Almeth—both words s
The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . erhaps agitator), sonof Joktan, of the family of Shem (Gen. x:26; 1Chron. i:2o).ALMON (almon), (Heb. X^7^,al-mone,hidden), one of the three cities which belonged to thepriests in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. xxi:i8).It is supposed to be the same as the Alemeth of1 Chron. vi :6o. Jarchi and Kimchi identify itwith Baharim, which name the Targum (2 :i6) renders by Almeth—both words signifyyouth. The site is unknown. ALMON- DIBLATHAIM 87 ALMS ALMON-DIBLATHAIM (almon-dlbla-thaim),( Hcb. fi?s ^7. V-??• . al-mone dib-law-thazuyem-aw), the fifty-first station of the Israelites on theirway from Mount Hor to the plains of Moab,round by Mount Seir (Num. xxxiii:46). Proba-bly identified with Beth-diblathaim, a Moabitecity mentioned by Jeremiah (xlviii:22). ALMOND (amund), (Heb. Iftf, shazv-kade, wakeful, probably from its early blossoming) (Gen. xliiiai; Num. xvii:8; Eccles. xii:5; Jer. i:ii). This tree is a native of Syria and Palestine, and is highly ornamental from the beauty of its. Terebinth. blossoms. The form of the almond would leadto its selection for ornamental carved work(Exod. xxv , 34; xxxvii:iCj), independently ofits forming an esteemed esculent, as well asprobably yielding a useful oil. In Eccles. xii:s,it is said, The almond tree shall flourish, andthe fruit of the caper droop, because man goethto his long home. This evidently refers to theprofuse flowering and white appearance of thealmond tree when in full bloom, and before itsleaves appear. It is hence adduced as illustrativeof the hoary hairs of age, in the same way as thedrooping of the fruit of the caper seems to referto the hanging down of the head. Dr. Kittomentions the almond among the first trees thatflower in January. There are two species ofAmygdalus in Palestine; the common alm
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