{"id":31711,"date":"2025-04-21T04:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T04:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=31711"},"modified":"2025-04-21T04:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T04:27:45","slug":"potatoes-bible-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/potatoes-bible-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Bijbelstudie: Worden aardappelen genoemd in de Bijbel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Are potatoes ever mentioned in the Bible? I must begin by acknowledging a simple historical fact - potatoes are not explicitly mentioned in the Bible. This absence is due to a straightforward reason: potatoes were unknown in the biblical lands during the time the Scriptures were written. The potato plant is native to South America and was only introduced to Europe and the Middle East in the 16th century, long after the biblical canon was established. But this absence does\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? 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