It produces pods that look like small horns and are often used as food.
About Carob
The Carob Ceratonia siliqua is a very common tree found throughout the Mediterranean area and also in Arabia, Somalia, and Oman. It is native to Israel, where it was called charuv, according to Jewish religious writings of the first few centuries after Christ. Arabs call it kharrub.
Key References
Luke 15:16
He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
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Luke (1)
Luke 15:16
He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.