Bible Dictionary
APPLES OF SODOM
The apples of Sodom is a traditional name for attractive fruit associated with the region near the Dead Sea that supposedly turned to smoke or ashes when picked. The identification is uncertain, and the “vine of Sodom” in Deuteronomy is generally understood figuratively.
Biblical Usage
The “vine of Sodom” in Deuteronomy has often been connected with this fruit, but the supplied material says that most modern writers regard that passage as figurative. The wild vine of another passage has been associated with the colocynth.