Yet back in the day, locusts were not only one of the 10 plagues immortalized in the story of Passover but also a dietary staple of none other than John the Baptist. John apparently favored them ...

Christian scripture indicates that John the Baptist survived on “locusts and wild honey” (Mark 1:6 and Matthew 3:4) and locusts are also permissible food (halal) for Muslims, according to the ...

He fed on locusts and wild honey. And this is what he proclaimed ... to turn away from sin when you’re as ugly as it. John the Baptist knew that God speaks most clearly through the gritty ...

I’ve always loved St. John the Baptist dearly ... since he dressed in animal skins and dined on locusts and honey, rather than food and wine. John certainly didn’t mince words as a preacher.

Catholic churches worldwide noted August 29 as the day of the beheading of John the Baptist ... and he ate locusts and wild honey.” (1:4-6) The desert? Now that’s no place for a Jerusalem ...

This image of St John the Baptist was the last painting ... and scraping a living in the desert on locusts and honey. It captures four recurring themes of Leonardo's figures; an enigmatic smile ...

It is impossible to imagine the terror that surely struck the heart of John the Baptist as the executioner approached his prison cell. The executioner would have been ...

Locusts and honey ... not since John The Baptist has there been a voice like that crying in the wilderness. ... Every man knows he is a sissy compared to Johnny Cash. His ability to take a song ...

were probably named after a biblical reference to John the Baptist eating locusts and honey. Nearby, the crab apple tree just outside the Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. Mark produces a small ...

His diet was odd - he ate locusts and honey. His wardrobe was odd - he ... John did not hesitate to call out even the king himself. John the Baptist is rightly celebrated for his uncommon humility.