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עֲדָשִׁים

(Heb. 'adashim), a species of vetch (Genesis 25:34; 2 Samuel 23:11 ), common in Syria under the name addas. The red pottage made by Jacob was of lentils (Genesis 25:29-34 ). They were among the provisions brought to David when he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 17:28 ). It is the Ervum lens of Linnaeus, a leguminous plant which produces a fruit resembling a bean.

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Lentiles'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/l/lentiles.html. 1897.

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