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1861 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Seasons.4
… ) the fig tree .... putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh" ( Mark 13:28 ); "The harvest is past, the summer is ended" ( Jeremiah 8:20 ). It is the season of harvesting …
1862 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sycomore, Tree.2
… figs ( Amos 7:14 ). The tree not uncommonly attains a height of 50 ft., with an enormous trunk; in many parts, especially where, as near the coast, the tree grows …
1863 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Vine.10
… and fig trees and pomegranates" ( Deuteronomy 8:8 ); they inherited vineyards which they had not planted ( Deuteronomy 6:11; Joshua 24:13; Nehemiah 9:25 ). Jacob's blessing …
1864 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Vine.15
… his fig-tree" ( 1 Kings 4:25; Micah 4:4; Zechariah 3:10 ) was a sign of national peace and prosperity. To plant vineyards and eat the fruit thereof implied long and settled …
1865 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Balm.2 (William Smith)
… . The trees resembled fig trees (or grape vines), but were lower, being but 12 to 15 feet high. It is now called the Balm of Gilead, or Mecca-balsam, the tree or shrub …
1866 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Egypt.5 (William Smith)
… large trees are the sycamore fig, the acacia and the mulberry, the date palm and the banana. The best-known fruits are dates, grapes, figs, pomegranates, peaches …
1867 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Fig Fig tree.1 (William Smith)
Fig Fig tree
1868 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Fig Fig tree.2 (William Smith)
Fig, Fig tree. The fig tree ( Ficus carica ) is very common in Palestine. Deuteronomy 8:8. Mount Olivet was famous for its fig trees in ancient times, and they are still …
1869 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Fig Fig tree.4 (William Smith)
Fig Tree.
1870 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Garden.2 (William Smith)
… olives, fig trees, nuts or walnuts, Song of Solomon 6:12, pomegranates, and others for domestic use. Exodus 23:11; Jeremiah 29:5; Amos 9:14. Gardens of herbs, or kitchen …
1871 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Gethsema-ne.2 (William Smith)
… olive trees it has been urged that Titus cut down all the trees about Jerusalem. The probability would seem to be that they were planted by Christian hands …
1872 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Kadesh Kadesh-barne-a.2 (William Smith)
… flowers. Fig trees laden with fruit were against its limestone hillsides. Shrubs in richness and variety abounded. Standing out from the mountain range …
1873 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Lebanon.4 (William Smith)
… government. Fig trees cling to the naked rock; vines are trained along narrow ledges; long ranges of mulberries, on terraces like steps of stairs, cover the …
1874 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Myrtle.2 (William Smith)
… the fig tree”; on some of the hills near Jerusalem, however, Hasselquist observed the myrtle. Dr. Hooker says it is not uncommon in Samaria and Galilee. The Myrtus …
1875 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Palestina.10 (William Smith)
… and fig tree are at home, to the plains of the seaboard, where the palm and banana produce their fruit, down to the sultry shores of the Dead Sea, on which we find …
1876 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Palestina.11 (William Smith)
… . Among trees the oak is by far the most prevalent. The trees of the genus Pistacia rank next to the oak in abundance, and of these there are three species in Syria …
1877 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Pomegranate.2 (William Smith)
… pomegranate tree, Punica granatum, derives its name from the Latin pomum granatum, “grained apple.” The Romans gave it the name of Punica, as the tree was introduced …
1878 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Shepherd.2 (William Smith)
… Egyptian fig, Amos 7:14, the “husks” of the carob tree, Luke 15:16, and perchance the locusts and wild honey which supported the Baptist, Matthew 3:4; he had to encounter …
1879 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Sycamore.2 (William Smith)
… , or fig-mulberry, is in Egypt and Palestine a tree of great importance and very extensive use. It attains the size of a walnut tree, has wide-spreading branches …
1880 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Vine.2 (William Smith)
… and fig tree is an emblem of domestic happiness and peace, 1 Kings 4:25; Psalm 128:3; Micah 4:4; the rebellious people of Israel are compared to “wild grapes,” “an empty …