Dot Wordsworth on why locust may sometimes not mean ‘locust’.
When the Bible says that John the Baptist ate locusts and wild honey, what does it mean by locusts? The question may be a chestnut, but I’ve found some jolly new material in seeking the answer.
Jews are forbidden to eat winged insects that walk around, but locusts are excepted.
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