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  2. List of plants in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Project "Bibelgarten im Karton" (biblical garden in a cardboard box) of a social and therapeutic horticultural group (handicapped persons) named "Flowerpower" from Germany; List of biblical gardens in Europe; Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Plants in the Bible" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Biblical Botanical ...

  3. Plants in Christian iconography - Wikipedia

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    Three petals that compose a flower [3] Hyacinth: Prudence, constancy, desire of heaven and peace of mind: From the story of Hyacinthus, upon whose death the flower sprung forth [5] Iris: Our Lady of Sorrows: Sharp leaves like swords [3] Lily: Purity, theological virtues of justice, charity and hope; also the Holy Trinity.

  4. Rose of Sharon - Wikipedia

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    Rose of Sharon (in Hebrew: חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן) is a biblical expression, though the identity of the plant referred to is unclear and is disputed among biblical scholars. It has become a common name for several species of flowering plants that are valued in different parts of the world.

  5. Biblical garden - Wikipedia

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    Biblical gardens are cultivated collections of plants that are named in the Bible. They are a type of theme garden that botanical gardens, public parks, and private gardeners maintain. They are a type of theme garden that botanical gardens, public parks, and private gardeners maintain.

  6. Garden of Eden - Wikipedia

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    Expulsion from Paradise, painting by James Tissot (c. 1896–1902) The Expulsion illustrated in the English Junius manuscript, c. 1000 CE. The second part of the Genesis creation narrative, Genesis 2:4–3:24, opens with YHWH-Elohim (translated here "the L ORD God") [a] creating the first man (), whom he placed in a garden that he planted "eastward in Eden": [22]

  7. Figs in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The fig tree is the third tree to be mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible.The first is the Tree of life and the second is the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Adam and Eve used the leaves of the fig tree to sew garments for themselves after they ate the "fruit of the Tree of knowledge", [1] when they realized that they were naked.

  8. Ornithogalum umbellatum - Wikipedia

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    [19] [20] [21] It has also been called dove's dung, equating it with a plant described in the bible. [22] [23] The name star-of-Bethlehem is shared by a number of species of Ornithogalum, due to the white stellate flowers, and the folklore relating the flower to the biblical star-of-Bethlehem (see In popular culture). [24]

  9. Matthew 6:28 - Wikipedia

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    France notes that flowers were less specifically defined in that era, and lily could be a word referring to any showy variety. [5] The verse could also just mean flowers in general, rather than a specific variety. "In the field" implies that these are the wildflowers growing in the fields, rather than the cultivated ones growing in gardens.