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100+ Plants in the Biblical Garden - A through B
Links to additional photos & information: A= Wildflowers of Israel; B, C & D = Lytton John Musselman
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Almond
Prunus dulcis (Also Amygdalus communis L. |
A sign of new life and Gods promise... “When Moses went into the tent of the covenant on the next day, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted. It put forth buds, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds. -Numbers 17:7 |
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Almond, Flowering
Prunus tribal |
Almond, the first tree to flower before winter’s end, symbolized fast-moving events. “...the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails; because all must go to their eternal home...” -Ecclesiastes 12:5 |
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Aloe
Aloe vera Link D |
This healing substance was brought to care for Jesus dead body. “Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh & aloes...”-John 19:39 |
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Anemone, Crown
Anemone coronaria |
These “lilies of the field” call us to trust... “And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. - Matthew 6:28f |
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Anemone, Japanese Grapeleaf
Anemone japonica vitifolia robustissima |
A cousin of anemones in the Holy Land, this fall blooming beauty continues the tradition of joy from Solomon’s garden. “The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.” -Song 2:12 |
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Apricot
Prunus armeniaca var. Moorpark Link B |
Probable original fruit tree... “Out of the ground the LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." - Gen. 2:9 |
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Barley
Hordeum vulgare |
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” Yet when this little treasure was given to Jesus, it fed 5,000 people or more! What could God do with your little gifts? - John 6:9. |
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Bay Laurel, Sweet, possible "oil tree"
Laurus nobilis |
The prophet attacks those who make idols from trees: “All who make idols are nothing... He cuts down cedars or chooses a holm tree or an oak...” Isaiah 44:9a,14 What are your idols? |
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Beans, Broad Fava
Vicia faba |
Broad beans remind us of hospitality. “When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi... brought ...beans and lentils... for David and the people with him to eat; for they said, 'The troops are hungry...'" -2 Samuel 17:27-29 |
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Bedstraw
Galium verum |
Laid in a manger, Jesus may have been nestled among these humble plants. “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger...” Luke 2:7 |
| Blue Ball; Thistle, Spanish
Centaurea myoskos |
When Israel became successful like us, they threw out faith in God and built many alters. God responds, “The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. Thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars. They shall say to the mountains, ‘Cover us,’ and to the hills, ‘Fall on us.’” -Hosea 10:8 | |
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Boxwood
Buxus microphylla koreana “Wintergreen” |
On the day when God saves us... “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.” Isaiah 41:19 KJV |
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Bramble
Rubus tridel |
"...each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush." -Luke 6:44 What fruit are you bearing? |
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Broom, Scotch
Cytissus preacox Link D |
Depressed, Elijah retreated. “ ...he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree.” -1 Kings 19:4 Where is your retreat? |
