Mint - Biblical Meaning of mint in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)

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Mint
(Gr. heduosmon, i.e., "having a sweet smell"), one of the garden herbs of which the Pharisees paid tithes (Matt. 23:23; Luke 11:42). It belongs to the labiate family of plants. The species most common in Syria is the Mentha sylvestris, the wild mint, which grows much larger than the garden mint (M. sativa). It was much used in domestic economy as a condiment, and also as a medicine. The paying of tithes of mint was in accordance with the Mosiac law (Deut. 14:22), but the error of the Pharisees lay in their being more careful about this little matter of the mint than about weightier matters. Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'mint' Eastons Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.

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