Melons (Easton)

DIC dictionary-entry · status:draft · license:PD

Only in Numbers 11:5 , the translation of the Hebrew abattihim, the LXX. and Vulgate pepones, Arabic britikh. Of this plant there are various kinds, the Egyptian melon, the Cucumus chate, which has been called 'the queen of cucumbers;' the water melon, the Cucurbita citrullus; and the common or"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter M Bible Dictionaries Melons Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Melita Next Entry Melzar Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Melon Dictionaries American Tract Society Melons Easton's Bible Dictionary Melons Fausset Bible Dictionary Melon Holman Bible Dictionary Melons Hastings' BibleDictionary Melons Morrish Bible Dictionary Melons People's Bible Dictionary Melons Smith Bible Dictionary Melons Webster Dictionary Melon Watson's Theological Dictionary Melon Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Melon International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Melons Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Melon McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Melon Lexicons אֲבַטִּיחַ Only in Numbers 11:5 , the translation of the Hebrew abattihim, the LXX. and Vulgate pepones, Arabic britikh. Of this plant there are various kinds, the Egyptian melon, the Cucumus chate, which has been called "the queen of cucumbers;" the water melon, the Cucurbita citrullus; and the common or flesh melon, the Cucumus melo. "A traveller in the East who recollects the intense gratitude which a gift of a slice of melon inspired while journeying over the hot and dry plains, will readily comprehend the regret with which the Hebrews in the Arabian desert looked back upon the melons of Egypt" (Kitto).

Source

• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)