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100+ Plants in the Biblical Garden - T. through W
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Tamarisk
Tamarix pentendra |
Crystallized sap from the desert tamarisk tree is a possible source of manna. The LORD spoke to Moses... "I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, '...in the morning you shall have your fill of bread... The house of Israel called it manna...” -Exodus 16:11-12, 31 |
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Thistle, Globe
Echinops viscosus DC |
When the people of Sukkoth refused food to a hungry Gideon and his troops, the leader warned them, “...when the LORD has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will trample your flesh on the thorns of the wilderness and on briers." -Judges 8:7 |
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Thistle, Spanish; Gold Globe
Centaurea macrocaphala |
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?” - Matthew 7:15 |
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Tulip (red)
Tulipa sp. |
When we hear the voice of someone we love it is like spring! “The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.” -Song of Solomon 2:12 |
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Viburnum, Judd's
Viburnum x Juddi |
While the Israelites suffered in exile, God offered a vision of hope - all kinds of trees growing in the desert. “I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane and the pine together...” -Isaiah 41:19 |
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Vine, Grape
Vitis vinifera var. Concord & Freedonia |
Jesus said, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. - John 15:1-2 |
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Violet
Viola odorata |
“...the rich will disappear like a flower in the field. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away. “ - James 1:10f |
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Walnut Tree
Juglans regia (L.) |
The woman in the Song of Solomon went for a walk in the nut orchard, home, no doubt, of the mighty walnut. ”I went down to the nut orchard, to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see whether the vines had budded, whether the pomegranates were in bloom.” -Song of Solomon 6:11 |
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Watermelon (Garden Baby Hybrid)
Citrullus lanatus x Garden Baby |
The memory of sweet melons made it hard to go through the desert. “We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons...” -Numbers 11:5 Do sweet memories make it difficult for you to enjoy today? |
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Wheat
Triticum durum |
Speaking of his coming death, Jesus declared, “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” -John 12:24 |
| See below | Willow
Salix alba (northern) or S. acmophylla (southern) |
By the rivers of Babylon-- there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps... How could we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land? -Ps. 137 |
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Willow, Dwarf Blue Leaf Arctic
Salix purpurea “Nana” |
Our sorrow far from home... “By the rivers of Babylon-- there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps... How could we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?” -Psalm 137 |
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Wormwood
Artemesia absinthium |
“It may be that there is among you a man or woman... whose heart is already turning away from the LORD our God to serve the gods of those nations. It may be that there is among you a root sprouting poisonous and bitter growth.” -Deuteronomy 29:18 |
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Wormwood, Fringed
Artemesia frigida |
“the lips of a loose woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood...” -Proverbs 5: 3-4 |
