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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16546" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16546" /> == | ||
<p> A species of pulse or bean. We find [[Esau]] longing for a mess of pottage made of lentils, | <p> A species of pulse or bean. We find [[Esau]] longing for a mess of pottage made of lentils, Genesis 25:34 . [[Augustine]] says, "Lentils are used as food in Egypt, for this plant grows abundantly in that country, which renders the lentils of [[Alexandria]] so valuable that they are brought from thence to us, as if none were grown among us." In Barbary, Dr. Shaw says "Lentils are dressed in the same manner as beans, dissolving easily into a mass, and marking a pottage of a chocolate color." See 2 Samuel 17:28; 23:11 . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48249" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48249" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lentile'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lentile.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | ||
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