Ezeka!It is Gospel of Matthew 3:4: This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey. (WEY)
Locusts. Permitted to the Jews as an article of food (Le 11:22), and still used by the poorer classes in Arabia, Egypt and Nubia. They are a large, voracious insect, much like the Rocky Mountain grasshopper.
Wild honey. Honey deposited by wild swarms of bees in the rocks. So abundant was it that Palestine was described as flowing with milk and honey. John the Baptist was no epicure, and used such food as the wilderness provided.
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Locusts and Honey
Ezeka!It is Gospel of Matthew 3:4: This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey. (WEY)
Locusts. Permitted to the Jews as an article of food (Le 11:22), and still used by the poorer classes in Arabia, Egypt and Nubia. They are a large, voracious insect, much like the Rocky Mountain grasshopper.
Wild honey. Honey deposited by wild swarms of bees in the rocks. So abundant was it that Palestine was described as flowing with milk and honey. John the Baptist was no epicure, and used such food as the wilderness provided.
The big army of Methodist bloggers are here:
1. www.bloggingmethodists.blogspot.com
2. www.locustsandhoney.blogspot.com
Worth a visit and be part of the army.
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