23-10-2018, 12:49 AM
Quote:It is indeed curious (as recently noted to me by David in private), why acacia (or be't vachellia) would be picked up by the author of Exodus as something that allegedly does not burn.
To this I received an interesting comment from Wladimir that the harder is the wood, the higher is its temperature of ignition. Acacia wood is hard, thence it would be hard to ignite (though when ignited it burns very well).