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Pear
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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The pear is mentioned in the Talmud (see Löw, "Aramäische Pflanzennamen," p. 152). It does not seem to have been extensively cultivated. The Septuagint erroneously rendered απίον (= "pear") for "baka"-trees (1 Chronicles 14:14).
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Pear'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​p/pear.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Pear'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​p/pear.html. 1901.