New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Herbs, &c

• Called the green herbs 2 Ki. 19:26
• God
  • Created Gen. 1:11, 12, 2:5
  • Causes to grow Job 38:27; Ps. 104:14
• Each kind of, contains its own seed Gen. 1:11, 12
• Given as food to man Gen. 1:28, 29, 9:3
• Found in
  • The fields Jer. 12:4
  • The mountains Pr. 27:25
  • The marshes Job 8:11
  • The deserts Job 24:5; Jer. 17:6
• Cultivated in gardens Dt. 11:10; 1 Ki. 21:2
• Cultivated for food Pr. 15:17; Heb. 6:7
• Require rain dew Dt. 32:2; Job 38:26, 27
• Mode of watering, alluded to Dt. 11:10
• Mentioned in scripture
  • Aloe Song 4:14
  • Anise Mt. 23:23
  • Barley Ex. 9:31; 2 Sam. 14:30
  • Beans 2 Sam. 17:28
  • Bulrushes Ex. 2:3; Isa. 58:5
  • Calamus Song 4:14
  • Cummin Isa. 28:27; Mt. 23:23
  • Cucumber Num. 11:5; Isa. 1:8
  • Fitches Isa. 28:25, 27
  • Flag Ex. 2:3; Job 8:11
  • Flax Ex. 9:31
  • Garlic Num. 11:5
  • Gourds 2 Ki. 4:39
  • Grass Num. 22:4
  • Heath Jer. 17:6, 48:6
  • Hyssop Ex. 12:22; 1 Ki. 4:33
  • Leeks Num. 11:5
  • Lentiles Gen. 25:34
  • Mandrakes Gen. 30:14; Song 7:13
  • Mallows Job 30:4
  • Millet Ezek. 4:9
  • Melon Num. 11:5
  • Mint Mt. 23:23
  • Myrrh Song 4:14
  • Onions Num. 11:5
  • Reeds Job 40:21; Isa. 19:6
  • Rushes Job 8:11
  • Rye Ex. 9:32
  • Saffron Song 4:14
  • Spikenard Song 4:14
  • Tares or Darnel Mt. 13:30
  • Wheat Ex. 9:32; Jer. 12:13
• Bitter, used at passover Ex. 12:8; Num. 9:11
• Poisonous, not fit for man's use 2 Ki. 4:39, 40
• Destroyed by
  • Hail and lightning Ex. 9:22-25
  • Locusts, &c Ex. 10:12, 15; Ps. 105:34, 35
  • Drought Isa. 42:15
  • Tithable among the Jews Lk. 11:42
• Were sometimes used instead of animal food by weak saints Rom. 14:2
• Illustrative
  • Of the wicked 2 Ki. 19:26; Ps. 37:2
  • (Dew on,) of grace given to saints Isa. 18:4