(Heb. 'adashim), a species of vetch (
Genesis 25:34 ;
2 Sam
23:11 ), common in Syria under the name addas. The red pottage made by Jacob was of lentils (
Genesis 25:29-34 ). They were among the provisions brought to David when he fled from Absalom (
2 Samuel 17:28 ). It is the Ervum lens of Linnaeus, a leguminous plant which produces a fruit resembling a bean.
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.