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The Cedar Forest of ancient Mesopotamian religion appears in several sections of the Epic of Gilgamesh. [21] The Lebanon Cedar is mentioned 103 times in the Bible. [22] [23] [24] In the Hebrew text it is named ארז and in the Greek text (LXX) it is named κέδρου. Example verses include: "Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may ...
The Cedar Forest (𒄑𒂞𒄑𒌁 giš eren giš tir) is the glorious realm of the gods of Mesopotamian mythology. It is guarded by the demigod Humbaba and was once entered by the hero Gilgamesh who dared cut down trees from its virgin stands during his quest for fame. The Cedar Forest is described in Tablets 4–6 of the Epic of Gilgamesh. [1]
Cedrus libani, commonly known as cedar of Lebanon, Lebanon cedar, or Lebanese cedar (Arabic: أرز لبناني, romanized: ʾarz lubnāniyy), is a species of tree in the genus Cedrus, a part of the pine family, native to the mountains of the Eastern Mediterranean basin.
Inside the Barouk forest. Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Chouf and Aley districts of Lebanon.It is located on the slopes of Jebel Baruk mountain and has an area of 550 km 2 (210 sq mi), nearly 5.3% of the Lebanese territory, making it the largest natural reserve in Lebanon.
Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a small mid-19th century chapel hidden in a mountain forest to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration, the ...
Cedars of Lebanon State Park cedar glade Type Tennessee State Park Location Lebanon, Tennessee Coordinates 36°04′25″N 86°18′41″W / 36.07366°N 86.31151°W / 36.07366; -86.31151 Area 900 acres (364 ha) Operated by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Website Cedars of Lebanon State Park Cedars of Lebanon State Park Historic District U.S. National Register ...
Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, an area of cedar forest around Barouk; Benta'ael, a national park area in the mountains above Byblos; Horsh Ehden, a cedar forest north of Ehden; Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab), the remains of an ancient Lebanese cedar forest containing some of the oldest extant Cedar trees of the country. [6]
Horsh Ehden is a nature reserve located in Northern Lebanon. [3] It contains a forest of the cedar of Lebanon, making it a part of the country's cultural and natural heritage. It is located on the northwestern slopes of Mount Lebanon, the nature reserve experiences high precipitation and is home to numerous rare and endemic plants.