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Comments: Tree with red apples 'Särsö' in Barkedal, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. The apples ripened early and were unusually red on the side facing south and the camera, caused by the uncharacteristically many hours of sunlight during the hot summer of 2018.

 

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Apple Trees

These apples are still on the tree. We spent Saturday driving backroads to the orchards in Gay Mills.

Credit: Johann Werfring

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Comments: Chinese citron (Citrus medica 'Aurantiata') in the exhibition of the 12th Vienna Citrus Days in the Schönbrunn Orangery, 2012. Simultaneous fruit and inflorescence.

 

Apple[a] or citron. Malus domestica or Citrus medica. תפוחיtappūaḥ - Strongs: H8598.

From Smith: Apple Tree - (Heb. tappuach). Mention of the apple tree occurs in the Authorized Version in (Song of Solomon 2:3 ; Song of Solomon 8:5) and Joel 1:12 The fruit of this tree is alluded to in (Proverbs 25:11) and Song of Solomon 2:5; Song of Solomon 7:8 It is a difficult matter to say what is the specific tree denoted by the Hebrew word tappuach. ("The apple proper is rare in Syria, and its fruit inferior.") Most modern writers maintain that it is either the quince or the citron; (others speak of the apricot, which is abundant and deliciously perfumed.) The quince had some plausible arguments in its favor. Its fragrance was held in high esteem by the ancients. The quince was sacred to Venus. On the other hand Dr Royle says,"The rich color, fragrant odor and handsome appearance of the citron, whether in flower or in fruit, are particularly suited to the passages of scripture mentioned above." But neither the quince nor the citron nor the apple appears fully to answer to all the scriptural allusions. The orange would answer all the demands of the scriptural passages, and orange trees are found in Palestine; but there does not appear sufficient evidence that this tree was known in the earlier times to the inhabitants of Palestine. The question of identification therefore, must still be left an open one.

Verses:

  • Proverbs 25:11
  • Song of Solomon 2:3
  • Song of Solomon 2:5
  • Song of Solomon 7:8
  • Song of Solomon 8:5
  • Joel 1:12
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​a/apple.html. 2024.
 
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