Leeks, a vegetable missed by the children of Israel while in the desert
Leeks
Hebrew: chatzir
Allium porrum
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While on their journey to the Promised Land, the Israelites longed for delicious vegetables they enjoyed in Egypt. Leeks were among these delights. It has been a favorite in Palestine from earliest times until today. Egyptians regarded it as a sacred plant. Pliny writes that the leek was used in thirty-two different remedies. It grows upright to a height of over eight inches from a creamy white bulb. The leaves are dark green and often used in recipes. According to Pliny, the emperor Nero was very fond of leeks and gave vegetables respectability by having them on his table. The leek is the floral emblem of Wales and has been chosen as the badge of the Welsh since their struggle for independence.
Numbers 11:1 (KJV) And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD:
and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD
burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the
camp.
Numbers 11:2 (KJV) And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed
unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
Numbers 11:3 (KJV) And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.
Numbers 11:4 (KJV) And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a
lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
Numbers 11:5 (KJV) We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely;
the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:
Numbers 11:6 (KJV) But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
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