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Husks
This word in (Luke 16:16) describes really the fruit of a particular kind of tree, viz. the carob or Ceratonia siliqua of botanists. It belongs to the locust family. This tree is very commonly met with in Syria and Egypt, it produces pods, shaped like a horn, varying in length from six to ten inches, and about a finger’s breadth, or rather more; it is dark-brown, glossy, filled with seeds and has a sweetish taste. It is used much for food by the poor, and for the feeding of swine.
In the Bible
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Verses where Husks is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Luke 15:16
He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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