First temptation. τῷ λίθῳ τ.: possibly the stone bore a certain resemblance to a loaf. Vide Farrar's note (C. G. T.), in which reference is made to Stanley's account (Sinai and Palestine, p. 154) of “Elijah's melons” found on Mount Carmel, as a sample of the crystallisations found in limestone formations.

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