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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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In the O.T. it is the skin of grapes. Numbers 6:4; see 2 Kings 4:42 , margin. In the N.T. it is κεράτιον, which is the fruit, not the husk, of the carob tree. It is abundant in Syria, and the pods, containing a sweet pith-like substance, are food for cattle and pigs: it is occasionally eaten by the very poor. It is also termed 'St. John's Bread,' owing to the tradition that John the Baptist used its fruit in the desert. Quantities of the pods have been imported into England under the name of locust beans, and used as food for horses. Luke 15:16 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Husk'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/h/husk.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Husk'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/h/husk.html. 1897.
