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<p> '''''del´i''''' -'''''um''''' ( בּדלח , <i> '''''bedhōlaḥ''''' </i> ): The word occurs twice in the Pentateuch: (1) in [[Genesis]] 2:12 , in conjunction with gold and onyx, as a product of the land of [[Havilah]] (which see), and (2) in Numbers 11:7 , where the manna is likened to this substance in appearance: "The appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium." The latter comparison excludes the idea of <i> '''''bedhōlaḥ''''' </i> being a precious stone, and points to the identification of it with the fragrant resinous gum known to the [[Greeks]] as <i> '''''bdellion''''' </i> , several kinds being mentioned by Dioscorides and Pliny. It was a product of Arabia, India, Afghanistan, etc. </p> | |||
<p> '''''del´i''''' -'''''um''''' ( בּדלח , <i> '''''bedhōlaḥ''''' </i> ): The word occurs twice in the Pentateuch: (1) in Genesis 2:12 , in conjunction with gold and onyx, as a product of the land of [[Havilah]] (which see), and (2) in Numbers 11:7 , where the manna is likened to this substance in appearance: "The appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium." The latter comparison excludes the idea of <i> '''''bedhōlaḥ''''' </i> being a precious stone, and points to the identification of it with the fragrant resinous gum known to the Greeks as <i> '''''bdellion''''' </i> , several kinds being mentioned by Dioscorides and Pliny. It was a product of Arabia, India, Afghanistan, etc. </p | |||
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del´i -um ( בּדלח , bedhōlaḥ ): The word occurs twice in the Pentateuch: (1) in Genesis 2:12 , in conjunction with gold and onyx, as a product of the land of Havilah (which see), and (2) in Numbers 11:7 , where the manna is likened to this substance in appearance: "The appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium." The latter comparison excludes the idea of bedhōlaḥ being a precious stone, and points to the identification of it with the fragrant resinous gum known to the Greeks as bdellion , several kinds being mentioned by Dioscorides and Pliny. It was a product of Arabia, India, Afghanistan, etc.
