{"id":22319,"date":"2024-12-17T10:23:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=22319"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:14:13","slug":"are-lemons-mentioned-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/are-lemons-mentioned-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Worden citroenen genoemd in de Bijbel? Nee. Dit zijn de vruchten die erin worden genoemd"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No, lemons are not mentioned in the Bible. The lemon, like every citrus fruit, came from Southeast Asia, and it reached the Mediterranean only in Roman times, as a luxury in rich men&#039;s gardens. An older relative, the citron, did reach Judea about five centuries before Christ, and Jews carry it at the Feast of Tabernacles. The fruits Scripture loves are the fruits of the land God promised. Moses describes it to a people who had eaten manna for forty\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. Lemons reached the Mediterranean only in Roman times. The citron came to Judea earlier and is carried at Tabernacles. Here are the fruits Scripture names.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-22319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9103,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/grapefruit-spiritual-meaning\/","url_meta":{"origin":22319,"position":0},"title":"Grapefruit Is Not in the Bible \u2014 It Was Invented in Barbados","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"september 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Grapefruit is not in the Bible. 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