• "Wild honey" (Matthew 3:4 ) may have been the vegetable honey distilled from trees, but rather was honey stored by bees in rocks or in trees (Deuteronomy 32:13; Psalm 81:16; 1 Samuel 14:25-29 ).

    Canaan was a "land flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8 ). Milk and honey were among the chief dainties in the earlier ages, as they are now among the Bedawin; and butter and honey are also mentioned among articles of food (Isaiah 7:15 ). The ancients used honey instead of sugar (Psalm 119:103; Proverbs 24:13 ); but when taken in great quantities it caused nausea, a fact referred to in Proverbs 25:16,17 to inculcate moderation in pleasures. Honey and milk also are put for sweet discourse (Song of Solomon 4:11 ).

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Honey'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/h/honey.html. 1897.