Bible Encyclopedias
Melons
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
mel´unz ( אבטּחים , 'ăbhaṭṭı̄ḥı̄m ; compare Arabic battikh , the "water melon"; πέπονες , pépones ): In Numbers 11:5 , the melon is referred to as common in Egypt, and there can be no doubt that the variety indicated is the watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris ) which is indigenous in tropical Africa. It has been cultivated in Egypt since the earliest times.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Melons'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/m/melons.html. 1915.