How widespread its use was can be traced through the Bible record, which shows that by about the year 1513 B.C.E., the people of Israel longed for the onions they had eaten while in Egyptian servitude. ​ — Numbers 11: 5.
فهو يُظهِر انه نحو سنة ١٥١٣ ق‌م ،‏ اشتاق الاسرائيليون الى البصل الذي كانوا يأكلونه اثناء عبوديتهم في مصر .‏ —‏ عدد ١١ :‏ ٥‏ .‏