the fruit of the vine, which was extensively cultivated in Palestine. Grapes are spoken of as "tender" (Cant John 2:13 John 2:15 ), "unripe" ( Job 15:33 ), "sour" ( Isaiah 18:5 ), "wild" ( Isaiah 5:2 Isaiah 5:4 ). (See Revelation 14:18 ; Micah 7:1 ; Jeremiah 6:9 ; Ezekiel 18:2 , for figurative use of the word.) (SeeVINE .)

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