Bible Encyclopedias
Pear
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
The pear is mentioned in the Talmud (see Löw, "Aramäische Pflanzennamen," p. 152). It does not seem to have been extensively cultivated. The Septuagint erroneously rendered απίον (= "pear") for "baka"-trees (1 Chronicles 14:14).
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Pear'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/p/pear.html. 1901.