01-13-2009, 06:34 PM
Hello all,
I know I shouldn't really use Wikipedia as a source, but look what they have wrote for "carob". <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carob#cite_note-autogenerated1-0">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carob#cite ... nerated1-0</a><!-- m -->
The Carob tree (from Arabic: ???????? "khar??b" and Hebrew: ???????? Charuv), Ceratonia siliqua, is a leguminous evergreen shrub or tree of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) native to the Mediterranean region. It is cultivated for its edible seed pods. Carobs are also known as St. John's bread. According to tradition of some Christians, St. John the Baptist subsisted on them in the wilderness.[1] A similar legend exists of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son.[2]
Also, I did not ask my priest about this plant in particular, but I will see what he might know. This is an interesting topic nonetheless.
Peace,
-Nimrod Warda-
I know I shouldn't really use Wikipedia as a source, but look what they have wrote for "carob". <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carob#cite_note-autogenerated1-0">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carob#cite ... nerated1-0</a><!-- m -->
The Carob tree (from Arabic: ???????? "khar??b" and Hebrew: ???????? Charuv), Ceratonia siliqua, is a leguminous evergreen shrub or tree of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) native to the Mediterranean region. It is cultivated for its edible seed pods. Carobs are also known as St. John's bread. According to tradition of some Christians, St. John the Baptist subsisted on them in the wilderness.[1] A similar legend exists of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son.[2]
Also, I did not ask my priest about this plant in particular, but I will see what he might know. This is an interesting topic nonetheless.
Peace,
-Nimrod Warda-