Smith's Bible Dictionary Vine of Sodomoccurs only in (32:32) It is generally supposed that this passage alludes to the celebrated apples of Sodom, of which Josephus speaks, "which indeed resemble edible fruit in color, but, on being plucked by the hand, are dissolved into smoke and ashes." It has been variously identified. Dr. Robinson pronounced in favor of the osher fruit, the Asclepias (Calotropis) procera of botanists. He says, "The fruit greatly resembles externally a large smooth apple or orange, hanging in clusters of three or four together, and when ripe is of a yellow color. It is now fair and delicious to the eye and soft to the touch but, on being pressed or struck, it explodes with a puff: like a bladder or puff-hall, leaving in the hand only the shreds of the thin rind and a few fibres. It is indeed filled chiefly with air, which gives it the round form." Dr. Hooker writes," The vine of Sodom always thought might refer to Cucumis calocynthis , which is bitter end powders inside; the term vine would scarcely be given to any but a trailing or other plant of the habit of a vine." His remark that the term vine must refer to some plant of the habit of a vine is conclusive against the claims of all the plants hitherto identified with the vine of Sodom. Library Demonstration xxi. --Of Persecution. The Vow of Chastity, and Its Rites in the Law; vines, Christ, and ... Satan's Banquet St. Ambrose Explains that the Flesh Given to Satan for Destruction ... It is Related Also that vinegar was Given Him to Drink, or Wine ... The Reaping of the vine. The Scope of the Apocalypse is Indicated by Its Place in the ... The Debt of Irenæus to Justin Martyr Demonstration v. --Of Wars. The Evil one Perceived his Great Humiliation, and Boasted Himself ... Subtopics The Vine of Sodom Bad and Unfit for Use The Vine: (Its Fruitful Branches) of Saints The Vine: (Its Quick Growth) of the Growth of Saints in Grace The Vine: (Its Rich Clusters) of the Graces of the Church The Vine: (Of Unfruitful Branches) Mere Professors The Vine: (Pruning of) God's Purifying his People by Afflictions The Vine: (Sitting Under One's Own) Peace and Prosperity The Vine: (Unfruitful) the Wicked The Vine: (Worthlessness of Its Wood) the Unprofitableness, of The Vine: Cultivated by the Walls of Houses The Vine: Cultivated in the Valleys The Vine: Cultivated in Vineyards from the Time of Noah The Vine: Cultivated: On the Sides of Hills The Vine: Foxes Destructive To The Vine: Frequently Injured by Hail and Frost The Vine: Frequently Made Unfruitful As a Punishment The Vine: God Made, Fruitful for his People when Obedient The Vine: Nazarites Prohibited Eating Any Part of The Vine: Perfumed the Air With the Fragrance of Its Flowers The Vine: Places Celebrated For: Egypt The Vine: Places Celebrated For: Eshcol The Vine: Places Celebrated For: Lebanon The Vine: Places Celebrated For: Sibmah The Vine: Probably Produced Two Crops of Fruit in the Year The Vine: Proverbial Allusion to Fathers Eating the Unripe Fruit of The Vine: Required to be Dressed and Pruned to Increase Its The Vine: Sometimes Cast Its Fruit Before It Came to Perfection The Vine: The Dwarf and Spreading Vine Particularly Esteemed The Vine: The Fruit of Called Grapes The Vine: The Fruit of Eaten Dried The Vine: The Fruit of Eaten Fresh from the Tree The Vine: The Fruit of Made Into Wine The Vine: The Fruit of Peculiarly Sour when Unripe The Vine: The Fruit of Sold in the Markets The Vine: The Wild Boar Destructive To The Vine: The Wood of, Fit Only for Burning The Vine: Young Cattle Fed on Its Leaves and Tender Shoots Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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