Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, August 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Carob
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Comments: Ceratonia siliqua at the Shivta archaeological site, southern Israel.
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Comments: Ceratonia siliqua Carob Tree. Taken in Tel Aviv
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Comments: Ceratonia siliqua seeds and dry pod
Carob and Locust. Ceratonia siliqua. κεράτιον, keration - Strongs: G2769.
From - Strongs: G2769: the name of the fruit, Ceratonia silqua or carobtree (called also John's Bread [from the notion that its pods, which resemble those of the "locust" , constituted the food of the Baptist]. This fruit was shaped like a horn and has a sweet taste; it was and is used not only for fattening swine, but as an article of food by the lower classes.
Verses:
- Mark 1:6
- Luke 15:16
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Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/c/carob.html. 2024.
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/c/carob.html. 2024.
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