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In the Middle East mustard is cultivated and also grows wild. Sometimes it grows to such a height that it would screen a horseback rider. It is a favorite haunt of finches and linnets. In spring whole fields are yellow with blooming mustard. Flowers are clear lemon yellow and the leaves are a very dark and rich green. The surface of mustard leaves is hairy. They are eaten as a vegetable and considered very healthful. Mustard for the table comes from the seeds. The powder ground from the seeds is hot to the taste and used in meat dishes for flavoring. It has also been used to make poultices or plasters for external application to the body as treatment for some illnesses.
Matthew 13:31 (KJV) Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Matthew 13:32 (KJV) Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
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