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.
Mund ta kuptojmë sa e përhapur ka qenë edhe nga Bibla, pasi aty tregohet se rreth vitit 1513 p.e.s., izraelitët kujtonin me mall qepët që kishin ngrënë kur ishin skllevër në Egjipt. ​ — Numrat 11: 5.