Source: St. James, Bishop of Nisibis, Homily on the Resurrection of the Dead. Journal "Christian Reading, Published at the St. Petersburg Theological Academy". - St. Petersburg: In the printing house of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 1837. — Part III. — P. 27-51.

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Sheptala (κυδώνιον μῆλον cotoneum) is a genus of apples growing on the island of Crete, which appear to be gilded, emit an excellent smell and are a favorite food for the inhabitants of the South (Pliny. 15. ch. 11).