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Jan 4, 2022 · A mandrake is a short-stemmed, flowering plant in the nightshade family (and therefore related to the potato). Mandrakes are mentioned in one passage in Genesis and once in Song of Solomon. Mandrakes have unusually large, forked roots that sometimes resemble a human body with open arms and legs. In the ancient world, mandrake roots were ...
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The Song of Solomon is a beautiful, poetic book of the Old Testament, on one level an allegory of God’s love for His bride, the church. In Song of Solomon 7:13, the groom calls to his bride and invites her into romance, and she returns his invitation. She responds, “The mandrakes give forth fragrance, and beside our doors are all choice fruits, new...
Mandrakes were revered and feared in ancient times, as is common with plants with strong capabilities. They contain alkaloids, so when the roots are consumed, they may induce nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hallucinations, or asphyxiation, depending on the quantity. Hardly a prescription for romance! Like many roots and plants containing medicinal prop...
Throughout the Bible, from Eden until Jesus returns, we see many examples of God giving humanity good things. Everything—from plants to animals to relationships to our own bodies—He designed and intended for good. But, after sin entered the world, we found ways to twist what God designed for good and find evil uses for it. In that light, it’s inter...
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A number of later translations into different languages follow Septuagint (and Vulgate) and use mandrake as the plant as the proper meaning in both the Book of Genesis 30:14–16 and Song of Songs 7:12-13. Others follow the example of the Luther Bible and provide a more literal translation.
Feb 19, 2024 · Mandrakes are mentioned in the Bible as a ‘love plant’ and a metaphor for prayer. Experts have suggested a range of interpretations for the Biblical use of the plant, from symbolizing fertility and divine help to being used as an aphrodisiac and a psychoactive substance. Mandrakes are still used in various spiritual and superstitious ...
Mar 27, 2007 · Verse 14 begins with a record of the time Rachel requested the mandrakes Reuben found for his mother Leah during the wheat harvest. The mandrake is a Mediterranean plant with blue flowers in the winter and yellow, plum-like fruit in the summer. It has been desired in many cultures because of a belief that it is an aphrodisiac and promotes ...
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Mandrakes are the fruit of the Mandragora officinarum, a member of the Solanaceae or potato order, closely allied to the Atropa belladonna. It is a common plant all over Palestine, flourishing particularly in the spring and ripening about the time of the wheat harvest ( Genesis 30:14 ).
Mandrake. MANDRAKE ( דּוּדַי, H1863 ). Mentioned 5 times in Genesis 30, and once in Song of Solomon 7:13. Mandrake is generally accepted to be the “love apple.”. The mandrake was obviously rare, and was supposed to have aphrodisiac properties. The old-fashioned name of the tomato ( Solanum esculentum) was love apple.
