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Eve of Ascension
Eve of Ascension
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Apple, Apple Tree
Morrish Bible Dictionary
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This is generally supposed to refer to the citron but apples grow in Palestine, and the Arabicname for the apple (tuffuh ) differs little from the Hebrew word, tappuach . Others believe the quince is alluded to, which is fragrant and of a golden colour. Song of Solomon 2:3,5; Song of Solomon 7:8; Song of Solomon 8:5; Joel 1:12 . In Proverbs 25:11 "a word fitly spoken" is like some elegant device, as "apples of gold in pictures [or baskets] of silver."
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Apple, Apple Tree'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/a/apple-apple-tree.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Apple, Apple Tree'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/a/apple-apple-tree.html. 1897.
