Home›Legumes and Legume Products›Plant or Animal Source›Lentil (Lens culinaris)Browse ByLentil (Lens culinaris)FactsLentil (Lens culinaris)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account3000 BCE 1Lentil (Lens culinaris)Filter Results2 entriesOrigin RegionAllThe Fertile Crescent (1)Era (Earliest Documented Use)All-6250 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2LentilLentil (Lens culinaris)Red LentilLentil (Lens culinaris)Sources1. Legume (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaLegume, Domestication section, soybean ChinaQuote, Legume, Domestication section, soybean ChinaThe soybean was domesticated around 5,000 years ago in China from a descendant of the wild vine Glycine soja.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.