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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Daniel 1:12

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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pulse to eat: Heb. of pulse that we may eat, etc. Pulse, zeroim denotes all leguminous plants, which are not reaped but pulled or plucked; which, however wholesome, was not naturally calculated to render them fatter in flesh than the others. Dan 1:16; Gen 1:29, Gen 1:30; Deu 8:3; Rom 14:2 Daniel 1:15
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