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The botanical identity of algum is not known for certain, though some references suggest it may be juniper (Juniperus).Several species of juniper occur in the Middle East region, including Juniperus excelsa (Greek juniper), Juniperus foetidissima (stinking juniper), Juniperus phoenicea (Phoenician juniper), and Juniperus drupacea (Syrian juniper).
Pictorial representations of the Jesse Tree show a symbolic tree or vine with spreading branches to represent the genealogy in accordance with Isaiah's prophecy. The 12th-century monk Hervaeus expressed the medieval understanding of the image, based on the Vulgate text: "The patriarch Jesse belonged to the royal family, that is why the root of Jesse signifies the lineage of kings.
The tree is the depiction in art of the ancestors of Jesus Christ and Christ is shown in a branching tree. The tree typically rises from Jesse of Bethlehem, Jesse was the father of King David . The Tree of Jesse (Ρίζα του Ιεσσαί) has appeared numerous times in Greek Italian Byzantine art and the True Vine theme is also part of the ...
Shittah tree [1] (Hebrew: שִׁטָּה) or the plural "shittim" [2] was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida , Vachellia seyal , Vachellia tortilis , and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River ...
Gopher wood or gopherwood is a term used once in the Bible, to describe the material used to construct Noah's Ark. Genesis 6:14 states that Noah was instructed to build the Ark of gofer (גֹפֶר ), commonly transliterated as gopher wood, a word not otherwise used in the Bible or the Hebrew language in general (a hapax legomenon).
Tree’s resin, called ’tsori’ in Biblical texts, was highly prized in ancient world for its used in perfume, incense, cataract medicine, embalming agents, and antidotes
Branches found under larger branches can be called underbranches. Some branches from specific trees have their own names, such as osiers and withes or withies , which come from willows . Often trees have certain words which, in English, are naturally collocated , such as holly and mistletoe , which usually employ the phrase "sprig of" (as in, a ...
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.