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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52863" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52863" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> MELONS </strong> ( <em> ‘ÇŽbattîhîm </em> , the same word as the Arab. [Note: Arabic.] <em> battîkh </em> , which includes the water-melon ( <em> Citrullus vulgaris </em> ) as well as other kinds). Numbers 11:6 . Here the water-melon is specially referred to, as it was common in Egypt in ancient times. No fruit is more appreciated in the arid wilderness. [[Melons]] flourish in Palestine, especially on the sands S. of Jaffa, and are eaten all over the land, being carried to the towns all through the summer by long strings of camels. </p> <p> E. W. G. Masterman. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73783" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73783" /> == | ||
<p> '''Melons.''' (Hebrew, '''abattichim''' ). Melons are mentioned only in Numbers 11:5. By the [[Hebrew]] word, we are probably to understand both the melon, ('''Cumcumis melo''' ) and the watermelon, ('''Cucurbita citrullus''' ). The watermelon, which is now extensively cultivated in all hot countries, is a fruit, not unlike the common melon, but the leaves are deeply lobed and gashed; the flesh is pink or white, and contains a large quantity of cold watery juice with out much flavor; the seeds are black. </p> | <p> '''Melons.''' (Hebrew, '''abattichim''' ). Melons are mentioned only in Numbers 11:5. By the [[Hebrew]] word, we are probably to understand both the melon, ( '''Cumcumis melo''' ) and the watermelon, ( '''Cucurbita citrullus''' ). The watermelon, which is now extensively cultivated in all hot countries, is a fruit, not unlike the common melon, but the leaves are deeply lobed and gashed; the flesh is pink or white, and contains a large quantity of cold watery juice with out much flavor; the seeds are black. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67544" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67544" /> == | ||
