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Name in Bible Plant name Scientific name References סנה səneh: Abraham's Bush or Blackberry: Vitex agnus-castus, Rubus sanctus or Loranthus acaciae: Exodus 3:2 שטה šiṭṭāh: Acacia, Spirale: Acacia raddiana: Exodus 25:10 אלמגים ’almuggîm: Almug tree; traditionally thought to denominate Red Sandalwood and/or
Christological plants are among others the vine, the columbine, the carnation and the flowering cross, which grows out of an acanthus plant surrounded by tendrils. Mariological symbols include the rose, lily, olive, cedar, cypress and palm. Plants also appear as attributes of saints, especially virgins and martyrs.
"The wild acacia (Vachellia nilotica), under the name of sunt, everywhere represents the seneh, or senna, of the burning bush. A slightly different form of the tree, equally common under the name of seyal, is the ancient shittah, or, as more usually expressed in the plural form, the shittim, of which the Tabernacle was made." [6]
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The name "rose of Sharon" is also commonly applied to several horticultural plants, [12] all originating outside the Levant and not likely to have been the plant from the Bible: Hypericum calycinum, the usual plant known by this name in British English. It is an evergreen flowering shrub native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia. Hibiscus ...
List of plants in the Bible; List of plants poisonous to equines ... List of plants known as violet; Woodbine; List of wort plants; List of Māori plant common names ...
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There is considerable uncertainty regarding the identity of some plants mentioned in the Bible, so some Biblical gardens may display more than one candidate species. Other plants with associations to the themes and subjects of the Bible are sometimes also included, especially in areas with different climates.