Is there really a Bible verse that says this?

Question

At an old job, I worked in the produce department. A lady came in one day asking for pomegranates, but we didn't have any at the time. She said that the Bible said that people should eat a seed from a pomegranate every day for good health. Does it really say that? I did a search at Biblegateway.com and couldn't find one. I found a lot of verses that mentioned pomegranates, but none that specifically said to eat them for good health.

Actually, I DO know science. I am just asking because I was wondering if there really was a verse that said something like that. Get a dictionary and look up the word "curiosity."

Answer 1

Well I have this program called E-Sword. I found no references to pomegranate in the N.T. . I found 8 verses, 10 mentions in the O.T. . Now this was in the KJV, since that is one of the most common ones quoted. (I have about 14 more I can search though). But nothing showed up at all concerning health issues. And a search in the Strong's Dictionary in the original Hebrew turned up nothing either. Seems to me the lady was one banana short of a full bunch.
Pomegranates are good for you, but nothing specific is mentioned in the Good Book.
This was a very interesting question by the way. It's good to be curious. That is how science learns new things. Otherwise we get stuck in the dark ages.
http://www.e-sword.net/downloads.html

Answer 2

The pomegranate is mentioned 12 times in the Bible, but the seed of the pomegranate is not mentioned at all. Here is a list of the books of the Bible where the word "pomegranate" appears and how many times in each book:

Exodus 4
1 Samuel 1
Song of Solomon 5
Joel 1
Haggai 1

Answer 3

Err...no. Where the heck did that lady come from? I think she means Dionysis or somthing. Maybe the 'seed' from a pomegranate is a metaphor meaning that we should pray and touch our spirit with the Lord everyday for 'good health.'

Answer 4

I don't know about a verse in the bible, but the pomegranate has been called "The fruit of the Gods." I believe that ambrosia has been called this too. :)

Answer 5

You pray to God in uncomplicated terms. Praying to the departed or family is the comparable as what "mediums" do. You pray to the only you worship, and that's God. Deut 18:11 permit no person be chanced on between you who sacrifices his son or daughter in?? the hearth, who practices divination or sorcery, translates omens, engages in witchcraft, 11 or casts spells, or who's a medium or spiritist or who consults the ineffective. 12 everybody who does those issues is detestable to the Lord, and thanks to those detestable practices the Lord your God willchronic out those international locations in the previous you. 13 you're able to desire to be harmless in the previous the Lord your God. a million Chronicles 10:13-14 Saul died because of the fact he grew to become into untrue to the Lord; he did not save the observe of the Lord or perhaps consulted a medium for education, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord positioned him to dying and grew to become the dominion over to David son of Jesse.

Answer 6

She was confused, sounds a lot more like something Edgar Cayce may have said.Not in the Bible,but good fruit.

Answer 7

even if there is one, she was probably taking the bible to a more physical level. I think some of it is like that, but a lot of it, you need to be thinking on a spirit level.

Answer 8

That scipture isnt in the bible. As a matter of fact i dont even think she read it in there.

Answer 9

Probably a subjective interpretation... just like most applications of the bible.

Answer 10

Uhhhh learn some science bro. Don't look to a myth for good health.