Life in Bible Times

Life in Bible Times

Trees

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Acacia
The thorny acacia tree which grows even in the most arid desert..

Shittim
Acacia or Shittim tree at Sinai.

Almond
Amygdalus Communis (Almond tree)..

Arbutus
The arbutus tree has large glossy leaves, creamy-coloured flowers and red berries..

Broom
`The desert broom` blooming in the desert. Cf 1 Kings 19:4..

Carob
Pod of the carob tree, as eaten by pigs in the parable of the prodigal son..

Carob
Carob..

Cedars
Cedars of Lebanon must have been far more extensive. In contrast to Palestine, Lebanon is well supplied with streams. An early photograph..

Date
Dates growing on a Date Palm tree. Dates are an importance source of food and especially sweetness..

Date
Date palms near Mt. Sinai..

Dates
Dates.

Fig
Fig tree in winter.

Fig
Figs are eaten fresh or dried. According to some traditions, the fig was the forbidden fruit..

Juniper
Retama Roetam (juniper)..

Olive
Olive tree..
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Olive
Olive grove near Miletus.

Olive
Black olives growing on an olive tree. Olives are an important source of food and oil..

Olive
Olives and olive oil are staple foods in Palestine. The ingathering of the berries is the latest and most important harvest of the year. It occurs in October and November.. The olives pictured here have been shaken and beaten off the branches. Some will be kept for pickling in brine, but the bulk will be taken in sacks to the local olive-press. An early photograph.

Oranges
Oranges are the main cash crop of Israel, though this is a modern development..

Date
Date palm trees. The date palm was an essential article of diet and the palm branches were borne as a sign of rejoicing at festivals..

Doum Palm
The tropical doum palm (Hyphaene thebaica) is found in the more tropical areas of south Palestine, like these in the Arava valley north of Eilat..

Pear
The wild pear tree has white blossom in spring and delicious fruit in summer..

Pomegranate
The pomegranate is difficult to eat, but its beauty and flavour makes it very popular..

Pomegranate
Pomegranate tree.

Tamarisk
Tamarisk tree.

Willow
Willow trees.

Acacia
Acacia of the desert, or Shittim tree (Acacia seyal).

Almond
Almond tree, fruit & flower, branch.

Aloe
Aloe (Aquilaria agallochum), Heb AHaLOTh or AHaLiS, from which aloes exudes..

Apple
Apple of Sodom (Asclepias gigantea).

Banana
Banana tree.

Bay
Bay tree leaves and flowers - possibly the tree of Ps.37.35.

Box
Box tree branch (Buxus Sempervirens) - cf Is.41.19, 60.13.

Carob
Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) - the `husks` of which were fed to swine -cf Lk.15.16.

Cedar
Cedar of Lebanon (Dedus Libani).

Cedar
Cedar cones.

Cedar
Cedars of Lebanon.

Chestnut
Oriental Plane (Platanus orientalis), Heb.`aRMON, translated Chestnut (Gen.30.37, Ezk.31.8).

Citron
Citron (Citrus medica), translated Apple, Heb. TaPUCh, a general word for fruit, the most common of which is the Citron..

Cypress
Cypress (Cupressus cempervirens).

Date
Date Palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera) Heb.TaMaR (Ps.92.14, 1King.6.29,32,35,7.36, Lev.23.40, Jn.12.31, Neh.8.15, Jn.12.13). Jericho was the `city of palm-trees`. Bethany was `the house of dates`.

Date
Cluster of dates.

Date
Wild Date Palm tree.

Fig
Fig (Ficus carica).

Fig
Baskets of figs.

Fig
Fig tree, branch with fruit. Heb. TANaH (freq.).

Fig
`Sycamore` figs of the Mulberry fig-tree (Ficus sycomorus) (Amos.7.14).

Gall-oak
Gall-Oak (Quercus infectoria), leaves, acorns, and galls with insects which cause the gall..

Juniper
Juniper tree.

Mulberry
Mulberry tree (Morus nigra) (Ps.85.6, 2Sam.5.23- 24, 1Chr.14.14-15), the `Sycamine` of Luke 17.6..

Myrtle
Myrtle trees (Myrtus communis), Heb HaDaS (Neh.8.15, Is.41.19, 55.13).

Myrtle
Myrtle (Myrtus communis), Heb HaDaS (Neh.8.15, Is.41.19, 55.13, Zech.1.8,10,11).

Nut
Pistachio nut (Pistachia vera), common in Palestine (Gen.43.11).

Oak
Oak of Palestine (Quercus pseudo-coccifera), leaves and acorns. Oak trees are in Gen.35.8, 1Chron.10.12, Josh.24.26, 2Sam.18.9-14. `Oak of Bashan` in Is.2.13, Ezek.27.6, Zech.11.2 is probably Quercus aegilops..