אטד, a prickly shrub, Judges ix, 14, 15; Psalm lviii, 9. In the
latter place it is translated “thorn.” Hiller supposes _atad_ to be the
_cynobastus_, or sweetbrier. The author of “Scripture Illustrated” says,
that the bramble seems to be well chosen as the representative of the
original; which should be a plant bearing fruit of some kind, being
associated, Judges ix, 14, though by opposition, with the vine. The
apologue or fable of Jotham has always been admired for its spirit and
application. It has also been considered as the oldest fable extant.
latter place it is translated “thorn.” Hiller supposes _atad_ to be the
_cynobastus_, or sweetbrier. The author of “Scripture Illustrated” says,
that the bramble seems to be well chosen as the representative of the
original; which should be a plant bearing fruit of some kind, being
associated, Judges ix, 14, though by opposition, with the vine. The
apologue or fable of Jotham has always been admired for its spirit and
application. It has also been considered as the oldest fable extant.