Joseph ben Isaac Bekhor Shor "tree of life" (Genesis ii. 9) as "tree of healing", explaining that the fruit of the tree possessed the virtue of healing the sick, without, however, bestowing eternal life. In regard to the transformation of Lot's wife into a pillar of salt (Gen. xix. 26) he explains that, disbelieving in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, she lingered on the road, and was overtaken by the rain of brimstone and fire, which are usually mixed with salt. Well acquainted with the Vulgate and Christian Biblical exegesis, Joseph, in commenting on Psalm ii., cites Jerome, whose explanation of the word he
Back to the Bible than 800 radio stations worldwide. Under Epp's direction, the broadcasts were also noted for music by the "Back to the Bible Choir" and quartet. Several popular phonograph recordings were made by the choir in the 1940s and 1950s. "Back to the Bible" also had a weekly youth program on Saturdays, featuring a youth choir and serialized adventures with a Christian theme, such as the "Danny Orlis series" written by Bernard Palmer. Both the music segments and youth program were discontinued in the 1980s. By the 1970s the organization had offices in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, India,