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MELONS ( ‘ÇŽbattîhîm , the same word as the Arab. [Note: Arabic.] battîkh , which includes the water-melon ( Citrullus vulgaris ) as well as other kinds). Numbers 11:6 . Here the water-melon is specially referred to, as it was common in Egypt in ancient times. No fruit is more appreciated in the arid wilderness. Melons flourish in Palestine, especially on the sands S. of Jaffa, and are eaten all over the land, being carried to the towns all through the summer by long strings of camels.
E. W. G. Masterman.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Melons'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/m/melons.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Melons'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/m/melons.html. 1909.
