The Definition of the word Vine of Sodom

Vine of Sodom

Referred to only in Deut. 32:32. Among the many conjectures as "to this tree, the most probable is that it is the `osher of the" "Arabs, which abounds in the region of the Dead Sea. Its fruit" "are the so-called "apples of Sodom," which, though beautiful to" "the eye, are exceedingly bitter to the taste. (See" [657]EN-GEDI.) The people of Israel are referred to here by "Moses as being utterly corrupt, bringing forth only bitter" fruit.