Lentil
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) A leguminous plant of the genus Ervum (Ervum Lens), of small size, common in the fields in Europe. Also, its seed, which is used for food on the continent.
Strong's Hebrew
5742. adashah -- a lentil
... a lentil. Transliteration: adashah Phonetic Spelling: (aw-dawsh') Short Definition:
lentils. ... From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a lentil -- lentile. ...
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Of the Three Lentil Beans which the Steward Found.
... Prolegomena. Chapter XX. Of the three lentil beans which the Steward found.
During the week of a certain brother the steward passing ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xx of the three.htm

Psalm XLVII.
... Egypt. Whence is so magnified the lentil of Alexandria, that it comes
even to our country, as if here grew no lentil. Therefore ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xlvii.htm

At the Well
... Regular, barren rows were the only evidences of the lentil and garlic gardens in
happier days, and the location of pastures might be guessed by the skeletons ...
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Daniel.
... the point clear to Latin readers: It is as if he were to say, playing upon the word
ilex, illico pereas; or upon lentiscus, may the angel make a lentil of you ...
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If that which it Has Pleased us to Know is Within Reach...
... Nay more, if you think that anything can be known or comprehended, say what wheat
is,"spelt, barley, millet, the chick-pea, bean, lentil, melon, cumin ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/59 if that which it.htm

The Works of John Cassian.
... Chapter XX. Of the three lentil beans which the Steward found. Chapter XXI. Of
the spontaneous service of some of the brethren. Chapter XXII. ...
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A Bad Bargain
... He knew that he was hungry, and that lentil porridge was good, 'What good shall
the birthright do me?' He failed to make the effort of mind and imagination ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/a bad bargain.htm

Thesaurus
Lentil (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Lentil (1 Occurrence). Genesis 25:34 Jacob gave Esau bread
and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. ...
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Lent (9 Occurrences)

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Lentiles (4 Occurrences)

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Esau (89 Occurrences)
... The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with
the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30, 31). ...
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Egypt (596 Occurrences)
... In ancient times we find the maize (durrah), wheat, barley and lentil; the vine,
currant, date palm, dum palm, fig, olive and pomegranate; the onion, garlic ...
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Resources
Who was Esau in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What was the story of Jacob and Esau? | GotQuestions.org

Lentil: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Lentil (1 Occurrence)

Genesis 25:34
Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.
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