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100+ Plants in the Biblical Garden - N through P
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Narcissus
Narcissus tazetta L. |
How is your faith? “...if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you--you of little faith?” - Matthew 6:30 |
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Olive, Russian
Elaeagnus angustifolia |
“For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts were five-sided. He covered the two doors of olivewood with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; he overlaid them with gold, and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.” - 1 Kings 6:31f |
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Onion
Allium cepa |
Our ancestors missed Egypt’s comforts. “We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons ,the leeks, the onions... but now our strength is dried up, & there is nothing at all but this manna to look at." Num.11: 5f |
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Oregano, Greek
Origanum hirtum orheracleoticum |
The blood of the lamb saves God’s people. “... the LORD will pass through to strike down the Egyptians; when he sees the blood... the LORD will pass over that door and will not allow the destroyer ...to strike you down.” Exodus 12:23 |
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Palm, Date
Phoenix dactylifera L. |
"The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, 'Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord-- the King of Israel!'" - John 12:12-13 |
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Papyrus
Cyperus papyrus L. |
Our helplessness without God... "Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh?...Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish.”-Job 8: 11, 13 |
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Papyrus, Dwarf
Cyperus haspan |
Our helplessness without God..."Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh?...Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish.”-Job 8: 11, 13 |
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Pine, Mugho
Pinus mugo mughus or compacta |
Isaiah condemns those who make idols of trees. “He cuts down cedars or chooses a [stone pine] tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it.” -Isaiah 44:14 |
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Pomegranate, Dwarf
Punica granatum nana |
The pomegranate’s hundreds of seeds remind people of God’s innumerable blessings. When the priests made offerings to God at the temple in Jerusalem...“On the lower hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and crimson yarns...” -Exodus 39:24 |
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Poplar, Willow; Euphrates Poplar
Populus euphratica L. Oliv.; P.tremuloides (Trembling Aspen) |
“ But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!" says the LORD who made you, who formed you in the womb and will help you..." I will pour water on the thirsty land...I will pour my spirit upon your descendants... They shall spring up like a green tamarisk, like willows by flowing streams.” Isaiah 44:4 |
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Poppy, Common or Shirley
Papaver rhoeas |
When our ancestors were in exile they felt very vulnerable. “A voice says, ‘Cry out!’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’ All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field.” - Isaiah 40:6 |
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Poppy, Icelandic
Papaver alpinum |
In our vulnerable places, there is a source of strength. “The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever.” -Isaiah 40:8 |
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Poppy, Oriental
Papaver orientale |
Sometimes our friends disappoint us; they come and go like the blooms of the poppy. “A voice says, ‘Cry out! And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’ All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field. “ - Isaiah 40:6 |
