Used by Jotham as a sarcastic description in a parable for Abimelech (Judg. 9: 14–15). Jesus uses the word in a parable (Luke 6: 44). There were many varieties of prickly thorn bushes, sometimes used as hedges.
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"bramble." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 19, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e311>.
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"bramble." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e311 (accessed May 19, 2013).