The plants of the Bible / [John Hutton Balfour].

  • John Hutton Balfour
Date:
1885
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Credit: The plants of the Bible / [John Hutton Balfour]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THISTLE. (Tribulus terrestris, Linn.) “ Do men gather...figs of thistles? ’’—Matt. vii. 16. HE Hebrew word dcirdar, and the Greek tri- bolos, have been translated in the Authorized Version “thistles.” When God cursed the earth for man’s sin, he said, “Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee” (Gen. iii. 18); and in announcing judgment on Israel, the prophet says, “ The thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars ” (Hosea x. 8). In these passages the word dardar is associated with koz or kotz, meaning “ thorns.” Again, in the New Testament our Lord says, “ Do men gather.. .figs of thistles?” (Matt. vii. 16.) The word tribolos or tribulus is translated “ briers ” in Heb. vi. 8: “ That which beareth thorns and briers is rejected.” There is some difficulty in ascertaining what plant is meant. Some suppose that it is Tribulus terrestris, a plant which derives its name from the Greek name tribolos. It is a prickly plant which grows along the surface of the ground. It is called caltrops, in consequence of the
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