Locust vs. Desert Plant

[Paul Younan]

Ok Lars, Nimrod & Stephen, this entry from Smith's dictionary has got me thinking ... How generally available were locusts on any given month in the barren Judean desert where Yukhanan lived? (for that matter, where did he get the honey?) Could a man survive on honey alone for even a week?

If the alternate reading did pan out, what a home-run that would be for A.P. huh?