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Dry coverings split in the shelling of beans and similar plants. The pods of Luke 15:16 (NAS, NIV, REB, NRSV; husks, KJV; bean pods, TEV) were likely the pods of the carob tree which served as a common feed for livestock. These sweet-tasting pods may reach one foot in length.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Pods'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/p/pods.html. 1991.

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