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ONION

One of the vegetables for which Israel longed in the wilderness (Num. 11:5; Heb. bāṣal). Of the several varieties of onions grown throughout the ancient Near East, the Egyptian onion (Alium cepa L.) was reputedly among the most flavorful, eaten raw, boiled, and as a condiment in lentil dishes. In Palestine the Israelites ate the mature onions, but not the leaves, which they considered to be harmful. Onions were employed medicinally as an antiseptic and laxative, and the onion skin was used as a dye.






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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