Bible Dictionaries
Bramble
Holman Bible Dictionary
Shrub (Lycium Europaeum) with sharb spines and runners usually forming a tangled mass of vegetation (see Judges 9:8-15; Luke 6:44 ). It had beautiful, attractive flowers, but its thorns gave flocks trouble. Today, we know that it prevents erosion on mountain slopes.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Bramble'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/b/bramble.html. 1991.