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Rue
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A well-known garden herb, having a strong odor and a bitter taste. Our Saviour reproaches the Pharisees with their superstitious affectation of paying the tithe of rue, which was not in reality subject to the law of tithe, while they neglected the more essential parts of the law, Luke 11:42 .
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Rue'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/r/rue.html. 1859.