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# honey, honeycomb #
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## Definition: ##
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Honey is the sweet, sticky, edible substance that honeybees make out of flower nectar. Honeycomb is the waxy frame where the bees store honey.
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* Depending on the kind, honey can be yellowish or brownish in color.
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* Honey can be found in the wild, such as in the hollow of a tree, or wherever the bees make a nest. People also raise bees in hives in order to produce honey to eat or sell, but probably the honey mentioned in the Bible was wild honey.
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* Three people that the Bible specifically mentions as eating wild honey were Jonathan, Samson, and John the Baptist.
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* This term is often used figuratively to describe something that is sweet or very pleasurable. For example, God's words and decrees are said to be "sweeter than honey." (See also: [Simile](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/figs_simile.md), [Metaphore](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/figs_metaphore.md))
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* Sometimes a person's words are described as seeming sweet like honey, but instead result in deceiving and harming others.
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(See also: [johnthebaptist](../other/johnthebaptist.md), [jonathan](../other/jonathan.md), [philistines](../other/philistines.md), [samson](../other/samson.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Kings 14:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ki/14/01)
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* [Deuteronomy 06:3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/deu/06/03)
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* [Exodus 13:3-5](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/exo/13/03)
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* [Joshua 05:6-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jos/05/06)
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* [Proverbs 05:3-4](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/pro/05/03)
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