The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . FLAX. (Page 262.) APPLE OF fruit grows on the shores of theDead Sea. Destroyed internally by insects,the fruit preserves its color though contain-ing only dust. It inspired Moores famouscouplet, Like Dead Sea fruit that temptsthe eye, but turns to ashes on the lips. BOTANY OF SCRIPTURE. 263 East, like carraway seeds, for the purpose of imparting to food anaromatic, acrid taste. Hob. Ketzach. Oalbanum, Ex. xxx. 34 only, a very powerful and not very fragrantgum, exuded by a shrub belonging to the family of Umbelli
The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . FLAX. (Page 262.) APPLE OF fruit grows on the shores of theDead Sea. Destroyed internally by insects,the fruit preserves its color though contain-ing only dust. It inspired Moores famouscouplet, Like Dead Sea fruit that temptsthe eye, but turns to ashes on the lips. BOTANY OF SCRIPTURE. 263 East, like carraway seeds, for the purpose of imparting to food anaromatic, acrid taste. Hob. Ketzach. Oalbanum, Ex. xxx. 34 only, a very powerful and not very fragrantgum, exuded by a shrub belonging to the family of Umbelliferse(Bubon Galbanum). It was used in preparing incense. Oarlick, Numb. xi. 5 only. This plant is now known by the name ofeschalot, or shalot, and is common in Europe (Allium Escalo-nium, i. e., of Ascalon). Herodotus states that it was supplied inlarge quantities to the laborers engaged in the erection of the py-ramids. Heb. Shum. Gopher is mentioned only in Gen. vi. 14. Probably a tree of the pinetribe, perhaps cypress (Bbchart, Celsius), which is very abundantin A
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