Bible Dictionaries
Herbs, Bitter
Holman Bible Dictionary
A salad of bitter herbs was eaten as part of the Passover observance (Exodus 12:8; Numbers 9:11 ). Such a meal could be quickly prepared and was appropriate to commemorate Israel's hasty retreat from Egypt (Exodus 12:11 ). Later the bitter herbs were associated with the bitterness of Egyptian slavery (compare Exodus 1:14 ). Bitter herbs possibly included lettuce, chicory, eryngo, horseradish, and sowthistle. See Plants in the Bible .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Herbs, Bitter'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/h/herbs-bitter.html. 1991.