Trees and bushes of the Holy Land
A cross reference of trees and bushes in sites of the Holy Land.
Psalms 1:3: "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water"
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This web page summarizes the sites that feature trees and bushes which relate to Biblical verses or subjects.
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Sites with Trees and bushes:
The following table lists the sites with trees and bushes that are featured in BibleWalks.
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Tree's
name in English (and Hebrew) |
Scientific
name |
Biblical & Historical References |
Featured
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Photo (click to view) |
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| Fig Tree (Te'ena) |
Ficus Carica |
The first tree in the Bible (Genesis 3 7): "...and they
sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons". Appears many times pairing with grape: Isaiah 34 4 (NASB version): "As a leaf withers from the vine, or as one withers from the fig tree" |
Migdal-Malcha
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| Olive tree
(Za'yit) |
Olea |
Numerous references - Genesis 8:11:"And the dove came in to him ... in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off" Psalms 52 8: "But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever". |
Kh. Beza
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| Arabian Jujube tree
(sheisaf matsui) |
Ziziphus
Spina-christi
"Christ Thorn" |
Matthew 27: 29: "And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head..." | Emmaus |
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| White Acacia (Shittah Malbinah) |
Acacia
Albida |
A rare tree in the north, but common in the desert. Isaiah 41 19:" I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:" |
Shimron |
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Carob
(Harub) |
Ceratonia Siliqua |
Only indirect reference:
Isaiah 1 19: "If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land" |
Oren
Caves
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| Palm tree (Tamar Matsui) |
Phoenix Dactylifera | Psalms 92 12: "The
righteous shall flourish like the palm tree"
Song 7 7: "This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes" |
Megiddo |
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| Mexican Palm
(Dekel) |
Washingtonia
Robusta |
Qarta |
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| Fichus
(Ficus) |
Sycamore Fichus |
Achziv |
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| Gall
oak (Alon Tabor) |
Quercus Ithaburensis |
Judges 10 3: "And thou shalt go on forward from thence, and shalt come to the oak of Tabor" Judges 6 11:"And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah"
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Atlantic
Pistachio
(Elah Atlantit) |
Anacardiaceae Pistaci |
Note - In KJV Bible, the Hebrew
"Elah" was translated as "oak" - 2 Samuel 18 9: "And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak..." |
Usha
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| Triplet
Holy tree
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The Holy tree, according to the tradition and the local paintings in the Monastery, was based on a triplet seeding (olive + cypress + cedar) that Abraham gave to Lot. |
Cross- |
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| Funeral Cypress
aka: Fir tree (Brosh Matsui) |
Cupressus Sempervirens
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Isaiah 44 14: "He heweth
him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he
strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an
ash, and the rain doth nourish it." |
Tabor Greek |
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| Pine tree (Oren Yerushalmi) |
Pinus
Halepensis |
Isaiah 44 14 (Darby): "he chooseth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth a pine, and the rain maketh [it] grow." | Kh. Oren |
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| Oak tree |
Quercus Ithaburensis |
Judges 6 11:"And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah" |
Tell Dan
High Place |
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| Eucalyptus
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Eucalyptus Camaldulensis | Ein-Dor |
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| Cactus |
Opuntia
Ficus-indica |
Ein-Dor |
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| Eshel |
Tamarix
Aphylla |
Genesis 21 33: "And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God". | Nitzana |
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| Terebinth (Elah) |
Pistacia
Palaestina |
Note - In KJV Bible, the Hebrew "Elah" was translated as "oak" -2 Samuel 18 9: "And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak..." |
Elah Valley |
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Biblical references:
These are dozens of
references to trees and bushes in the Bible. Here are some samples -
Genesis 1:11: "And God said,
Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the
fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself,
upon the earth: and it was so".
Psalms 1:3 "And he shall be like a
tree planted by the rivers of water"
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Etymology (behind the name):
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Links:
- Wild flowers of Israel - guide to Israeli flowers & trees.
- Survey of Israel's ancient trees (1990-2005) - pdf; Hebrew.
- Gall oaks (thorough review; Hebrew)
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