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761 Antiquities of the Jews, p. 8.55 (Titus Flavius Josephus)
… pine trees, and these trees he made use of for supporting the temple and the palace, as also for the materials of musical instruments, the harps and the psalteries …
762 The Wars of The Jews, p. 4.94 (Titus Flavius Josephus)
… palm trees also, which grow best in hot air; fig trees also and olives grow near them, which yet require an air that is more temperate. One may call this place the …
763 The Wars of The Jews, p. 8.28 (Titus Flavius Josephus)
… any fig tree whatsoever, either in height or in thickness; and the report is, that it had lasted ever since the times of Herod, and would probably have lasted …
764 History of Protestantism, vol. 1, p. 79.5 (James Aitken Wylie)
… and fig-trees. If in front of his palace was this goodly prospect, behind it was another, forming the obverse of that on which the Pontiff’s eye now rested. A hideous …
765 History of Protestantism, vol. 1, p. 392.1 (James Aitken Wylie)
… the fig-tree which the Lord Jesus Christ hath accursed, seeing it hath brought forth no fruit of the true belief. 5. That such as wear cowls, or be anointed or shorn …
766 History of Protestantism, vol. 2, p. 555.2 (James Aitken Wylie)
… . The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the grape give a good smell.”
767 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 72.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… -spreading tree so common in Palestine, the fig-tree. The approaching Passover-season, perhaps mingling with thoughts of John’s announcement by the banks …
768 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 348.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… the fig-tree; or in the parabolic proverb, Physician, heal thyself; or in such parabolic narratives of St. John, as about the Good Shepherd, or the Vine, in each case …
769 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 422.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… the Fig-tree, yet the early Christians must soon have become aware of it. For, the distinction is sharply marked. As regards its manner, the second Coming of Christ …
770 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book III, p. 564.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… , mulberry trees, fig-trees, dashing torrents, festoons of vines, bubbling fountains, reeds, and ruins, and the mingled music of birds and waters. The vegetation …
771 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book IV, p. 6.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… and fig-trees; then, through corn-fields where the pear tree supplants the fig; next, through oak coppice, and up rocky ravines to where the soil is dotted with …
772 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book IV, p. 158.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
Having thus answered the implied objection, the Lord next showed, in the Parable of the Fig-tree, the need and urgency of national repentance. St. Luke 13:6-9. For the exposition of this Parable, I refer to that of all the Parables of that period.
773 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book IV
To the Individual, to the Nation, and to the Theocracy—The Foolish Rich Man—The Barren Fig Tree—The Great Supper
774 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book IV, p. 184.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… Barren Fig-tree sufficiently appears from the context. As explained in a previous chapter, the Lord had not only corrected the erroneous interpretation …
775 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book IV, p. 184.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… the fig tree had been specially planted by the owner in his vineyard, which was the choicest situation. This, we know, was not unusual. Fig trees, as well as palm …
776 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book IV, p. 185.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… a fig tree it ought to bear figs, and here the best; it fills the place which a good tree might occupy; and besides, it deteriorates the soil (literally: And its three …
777 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book V, p. 6.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… right; fig-trees below and above, here and there growing out of the rocky soil. Somewhere here the disciples who brought the colt must have met Him. They were …
778 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book V
The Barren Fig-Tree—The Cleansing of the Temple—The Hosanna of the Children
779 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book V, p. 15.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… the fig-tree on His way to the City.St. Mark 1:35; St. Luke 5:16; St. Matthew 14:23; St. Luke 6:12; 9:28 .
780 The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah—Book V, p. 15.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… single tree. St. Mark. Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, p. 352. On the fig-tree generally, see the remarks on the Parable of the Barren Fig-tree, Book IV. ch 16. Shebh. iv …