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<p> <b> CUMMIN. </b> —Cummin (or cumin) is the seed of the <i> Cuminum cyminum </i> , an annual herbaceous umbellifer. It has a slender, branching stem, and grows to the height of a foot. The seeds, which are ovoid in form, are strongly aromatic, and have a flavour not unlike that of caraway, but more pungent. [[Cummin]] was used by the Jews as a condiment, and also for flavouring bread. It has carminative and other medicinal properties, and was employed not only as a remedy for colic, but also to stanch excessive bleeding, and to allay swellings. It is indigenous to Upper [[Egypt]] and the [[Mediterranean]] countries, but it was also cultivated from early times in Western Asia, India, and China. </p> <p> Cummin is mentioned twice in the [[Bible]] (&nbsp;Isaiah 28:25-27 בַּסֹן, and &nbsp;Matthew 23:23 κύμινον). In the latter passage Jesus rebukes the Pharisees, because they paid tithe of mint, and anise, and , and omitted the weightier matters of the Law. </p> <p> Literature.— <i> Encyc. Brit. s.v. </i> ; Tristram, <i> Nat. Hist. of the Bible </i> . </p> <p> Hugh Duncan. </p>

<p> &nbsp;Isaiah 28:25-27 (c) Probably in this story the wheat represents the [[Gospel]] message, while the other four grains represent other truths that should and do accompany Gospel preaching. In all of our preaching and teaching the good news about the rich provision the Lord JESUS makes for the soul should have the principal place. Other things that accompany this message may be prophecy, history, personal experience, godly living. [[Certainly]] there are many such truths to be found in all good teaching and preaching, but these are not to replace the Gospel of GOD's grace. </p>

<p> <strong> CUMMIN </strong> . The seed of an umbelliferous plant, the <em> Cuminum cyminum (syriacum) </em> , widely cultivated in and around Palestine. It is used to flavour dishes, and, more particularly, bread; in flavour and appearance it resembles carraway; it has long been credited with medicinal properties; it certainly is a carminative. It is even now beaten out with rods (&nbsp; Isaiah 28:27 ). [[Tithes]] of cummin were paid by the Jews (&nbsp; Matthew 23:23 ). </p> <p> E. W. G. Masterman. </p>

<p> A plant much like fennel, and which produces blossoms and branches in an umbellated form. Its seeds yield an aromatic oil, of a warm, stimulating nature, &nbsp;Isaiah 28:25-27 . Our Lord reproved the scribes and [[Pharisees]] for so very carefully paying tithe of mint, anise, and cummin, and yet neglecting good works and obedience to God's law, &nbsp;Matthew 23:23 . </p>

<p> An umbelliferous plant like fennel, with aromatic, pungent, carminative seeds; beaten out with a rod, not threshed (&nbsp;Isaiah 28:25; &nbsp;Isaiah 28:27); tithed by the punctilious Pharisees (&nbsp;Matthew 23:23). "Cummin splitting" was a Greek adage for cheese-paring parsimony (Aristophanes, Wasps). Grown still in Malta. </p>

<p> A plant yielding a small aromatic seed, used as a condiment and for medicines. It is beaten out by a rod, and is one of the bountiful gifts of God. &nbsp;Isaiah 28:25,27 . The Pharisees paid tithes of it, whereas they omitted the weighter matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and faith.&nbsp;Matthew 23:23 . </p>

<p> '''Cummin.''' &nbsp;Matthew 23:23. A low herb of the fennel kind, which produces aromatic seeds and is found in Syria. In &nbsp;Isaiah 28:25; &nbsp;Isaiah 28:27, reference is made to the manner of sowing and threshing it. </p>