|Easton's Bible Dictionary| (Hebrews pered), so called from the
quick step of the animal or its power of carrying loads. It is
not probable that the Hebrews bred mules, as this was strictly
forbidden in the law (Leviticus 19:19), although their use was
not forbidden. We find them in common use even by kings and
nobles (2 Samuel 18:9; 1 Kings 1:33; 2 Kings 5:17; Psalm 32:9).
They are not mentioned, however, till the time of David, for the
word rendered "mules" (R.V. correctly, "hot springs") in Genesis
36:24 (yemim) properly denotes the warm springs of Callirhoe, on
the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. In David's reign they became
very common (2 Samuel 13:29; 1 Kings 10:25). Mules are not
mentioned in the New Testament. Perhaps they had by that time
ceased to be used in Palestine. Noah Webster's Dictionary 1.
(n.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass
and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See Hinny. 2. (n.)
A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one
species with