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APPLE

A fruit tree (Heb. tappûaḥ), Malus sylvestris Mill., known to have been cultivated in Egypt and Syria in biblical times (cf. Arab. tufaʿḥ). Carbonized remains of the fruit have been found in 9th-century b.c.e. debris from Kadesh-barnea. Some scholars, however, contend that the “apples of gold” (Prov. 25:11) were the apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) or a citrus fruit. Tradition has established the apple as the fruit of the tree of knowledge (Gen. 2); however, nothing in the narrative suggests this identification.

This cultivated tree (Joel 1:12) bears refreshing fruit (Cant. 2:5), which has a pleasant smell (7:8). Since a mother in labor sits under a tappûaḥ tree, it presumably provided adequate shade (Cant. 8:5).

The term also occurs in place names (e.g., Beth-tappuah, Josh. 15:33) and the proper name Tappuah (1 Chr. 2:43).

Megan Bishop Moore/Randall W. Younker






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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