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Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh Plants of the Bible and the Quran LYTTON JOHN MUSSELMAN foreword by GARRISON KEILLOR Frontispiece: A Sudanese man using a board from acacia to copy verses from a collection of praises. His inkpot, on his right, contains a mixture of charcoal, gum arabic, and other products. After the board is filled, the writing is washed off so the board can be used again. Facts stated in this book are to the best of the author’s knowledge true, but the author and publisher can take no responsibility for the misidentification of plants by the users of this book nor for any illness that might result from their consumption. If there is any doubt whatsoever about the identity or edibility of a plant, do not eat it. Photographs are by the author unless otherwise indicated. Copyright © 2007 by Lytton John Musselman. All rights reserved. Published in 2007 by Timber Press, Inc. The Haseltine Building 133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450 Portland, Oregon 97204-3527, U.S.A. www.timberpress.com For contact information regarding editorial, marketing, sales, and distribution in the United Kingdom, see www.timberpress.co.uk. Printed in China Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Musselman, Lytton J. Figs, dates, laurel, and myrhh: plants of the Bible and the Quran/Lytton John Musselman; foreword by Garrison Keillor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-88192-855-6 1. Plants in the Bible. 2. Plants in the Koran. I. Title. BS665.M87 2007 220.8058— dc22 2007019025 A catalog record for this book is also available from the British Library. Solo Deo Gloria Contents Foreword by Garrison Keillor Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Map: Ancient lands of the Bible and the Quran Acacia Almond Almug Aloeswood Apple Barley Beans Bitter Herbs Black Cumin Bramble Broom Calamus Cane Caper Carob Cattail Cedar of Lebanon Cinnamon Coriander Cotton Crown of Thorns Cucumber Cumin Cypress Date Palm Dill Ebony Fig Flax Flower of the Field Frankincense Galbanum Gall Garlic Ginger Gourd Grape Henna Hyssop Ivy Ladanum Laurel Leek Lentil Lily of the Field Mandrake Mint Mulberry Mustard Myrrh Myrtle Nard Nettle Oak Olive Onion Papyrus Pine Pistachio Plane Pomegranate Poplar Reed Rose Rose of Sharon Rue Saffron Sycomore Tamarisk Tares Terebinth Thistle Thornbush Thyine Tumbleweed Walnut Watermelon Wheat Wild Greens Willow Wormwood References Index to Verses in the Bible and the Quran General Index
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