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APPLE-TREES Mentioned in Son 2:3 8:5 Joe 1:12. Many suppose the citron- tree to be here meant. The rich color, fragrant odor and handsome appearance of this tree, both in flower and in fruit, agree well with the above passages. Thoughts of wise men, well expressed, are like “apples of gold in pictures of silver,” … Continue reading “APPLE-TREES”

Apple Tree Apple Tree. (Hebrew, tappuach). Mention of the apple tree occurs in the Authorized Version in Son 2:3; Son 8:5 and Joe 1:12. The fruit of this tree is alluded to in Pro 25:11 and Son 2:5; Son 7:8. It is a difficult matter to say what is the specific tree denoted by the … Continue reading “Apple Tree”

Apple of the Eye The promise is in Zec 2:8, “He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye”; the prayer is Psa 17:8 “Keep me as the apple of the eye”; the fulfillment Deu 32:10, “He kept him as the apple of His eye.” A different Hebrew word from tappunch, namely, ishon, “little … Continue reading “Apple of the Eye”

apple of Sodom (Pomum Adami) The prominence in the fore part of the throat so called from the belief that a piece of the forbidden fruit lodged in Adam’s throat. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

apple of Cain Not an apple but is the strawberry-tree, Arbutus unedo. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

apple, Dead Sea (Dead Sea Apple) A fruit said to grow on or near the site of the biblical Sodom; it turns to smoke and ashes when plucked. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Apple, Apple-Tree ap’l ap’l tre, (, tappuah): A fruit tree and fruit mentioned chiefly in Cant, concerning the true nature of which there has been much dispute. Son 2:3 says: As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight; … Continue reading “Apple, Apple Tree”

apple, Adam’s (Pomum Adami) The prominence in the fore part of the throat so called from the belief that a piece of the forbidden fruit lodged in Adam’s throat. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

apple The fruit, Malus communis, Pyrus malus, or Malus malus, the native home of which is said to be Asia Minor . In the Bible (Genesis 3) it is identified as the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge eaten by Adam and Eve. The tree, in Hebrew thap-puakk, is referred to in Canticle of Canticles, … Continue reading “Apple”

Appius, Market Of ( , Act 28:15; Authorized Version Appii Forum) A town on the Via Appia, the usual resting-place for travellers from Home at the end of the first days journey, though Horace says of himself and his companion; Hoc iter ignavi divisimus (Sat. I. v. 5). The site of the town is marked … Continue reading “Appius, Market of”