Often grew wild. Rom. 11:17.
CULTIVATED
In olive yards. 1 Sam. 8:14. Neh. 5:11.
Among rocks. Deut. 32:13.
On the sides of mountains. Matt. 21:1.
Canaan abounded in. Deut. 6:11. Deu. 6:11. Deu. 8:8. (marg.)
Assyria abounded in. 2 Kin. 18:32.
Kings of Israel largely cultivated. 1 Chron. 27:28.
DESCRIBED AS
Green. Jer. 11:16.
Fair and beautiful. Jer. 11:16, with Hos. 14:6.
Fat and unctuous. Judg. 9:9. Rom. 11:17.
Bearing goodly fruit. Jer. 11:16, with James 3:12.
Grafting of, alluded to. Rom. 11:24.
Pruning of, alluded to. {vi 28228-28229}Rom. 11:18, 19.
Often cast its flowers. Job 15:33.
Often cast its fruit. Deut. 28:40.
Often suffered from caterpillars. Amos 4:9.
Good for the service of God and man. Judg. 9:9.
Oil procured from. Ex. 27:20. Deut. 8:8.
USED FOR MAKING
The cherubim in the temple. 1 Kin. 6:23.
The doors and posts of the temple. 1 Kin. 6:31-33.
Booths at feast of tabernacles. Neh. 8:15.
Beaten to remove the fruit. Deut. 24:20.
Shaken when fully ripe. Isa. 17:6.
Gleaning of, left for the poor. Deut. 24:20.
Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c. Ex. 23:11.
The fruit of, trodden in presses to extract the oil. Mic. 6:15, with Hag. 2:16,
Failure of, a great calamity. {vi 22786-22787}Hab. 3:17, 18.
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of Christ. {vi 28227;28234}Rom. 11:17,24. {vi 22926;22935}Zech. 4:3,12.
Of the Jewish church. Jer. 11:16.
Of the righteous. Psa. 52:8. Hos. 14:6.
Of children of pious parents. Psa. 128:3.
Of the two witnesses. {vi 30876-30877}Rev. 11:3, 4.
(When wild,) of the Gentiles. {vi 28227;28234}Rom. 11:17, 24.
(Gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace. Isa. 17:6. Isa. 24:13.
Probable origin of its being the emblem of peace. Gen. 8:11.