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NUTS

The edible seeds of several species of fruit trees. “Nut” is used both as a generic term and also to refer specifically to the walnut (Juglans regia). Although the walnut is native to Persia, it was introduced into Palestine, where it flourished in the hills of Palestine and around Lake Gennesaret and the upper course of the Jabbok River. The trees apparently grew wild, though they were sometimes cultivated (Cant. 6:11; Heb. ʾĕgôz).

Pistachio nuts were among the “choice fruits of the land” sent by Jacob down to Egypt (Gen. 43:11; bonîm). They were considered a delicacy in the Near East and a particularly appropriate gift. The city Betonim (Josh. 13:26), E of the Jordan River, may have received its name from plentiful orchards of the same.

The almond (Amygdalus communis) is also native to Palestine; the hazel nut, however, is not (cf. Gen. 30:37, lûz). Heb. šāqēḏ probably refers to almonds in Gen. 43:11.

Bibliography. H. N. Moldenke and A. L. Moldenke, Plants of the Bible (1952, repr. New York, 1986), 118-20, 179-80.

T. J. Jenney







Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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