also Micah 4:4, where it is said, “They shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree.” Sennacherib, king of Assyria, employs the same metaphor in order to induce the inhabitants of Jerusalem to surrender (2 Kings 18:31; Isa. 36:16). No tree furnishes better protection from the rays of the sun in Eastern countries than the fig-tree. Figs constitute an important article of food in Eastern countries, and are eaten both in a fresh and in a dried condition. In the latter state they are spoken