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The sycamine tree (Greek: συκάμινος sykaminοs) [1] is a tree mentioned in both classical Hebrew literature (Isaiah 9:10; [2] Mishnah Demai 1:1, [3] et al.) and in Greek literature. [ Note 1 ] The tree is also known by the names sycamore fig tree ( Ficus sycomorus ), and fig-mulberry .
Zacchaeus (sometimes spelled Zaccheus; Ancient Greek: Ζακχαῖος, Zakchaîos; Classical Syriac: ܙܰܟ݁ܰܝ, romanized: Zakay, "pure, innocent") [1] was a chief tax-collector at Jericho in the Bible. He is known primarily for his faith in climbing a sycamore tree to see Jesus and also his generosity in giving away half of all he ...
1995: Kākāpō population consists of 51 individuals; beginning of the Kakapo Recovery Programme; 1999: Kākāpō removed from Hauturu; 2002: A significant breeding season led to 24 chicks being hatched; 2005: 41 females and 45 males, including four fledglings (3 females and 1 male); kākāpō established on Anchor Island [5]
"I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars" (Amos 2:9) "The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted." (Psalm 104:16 NRSV) [King Solomon made] cedar as plentiful as the sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. (1 Kings 10:27, NIV, excerpt)
The Anakites (Hebrew Anakim) are described in the Hebrew Bible as giants. Little is known of his genealogy except that Joshua 15:13 describes him as the father of Anak, while the following verse refers to Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai as "sons of Anak." According to Joshua, Caleb drove these three out of his portion of the land of Canaan.
He was also the oldest of all the figures mentioned in the Bible. [3] Methuselah is mentioned once in the Hebrew Bible outside of Genesis, in 1 Chronicles 1:3. [4] Methuselah is mentioned a single time in the New Testament, when the Gospel of Luke traces Jesus' lineage back to Adam in Luke 3. [8] [4]
An excerpt from a hadith attributed to Abu Huraira (one of Muhammad's companions) is famously quoted in the 1988 founding charter of Hamas, Article 7, stating that every stone and tree—except for the gharqad tree—will speak aloud to reveal if a Jew is taking cover, so that the Muslim army can find and kill the Jew.
Mamre (/ ˈ m æ m r i /; Hebrew: מַמְרֵא), full name "Oaks of Mamre", refers to an ancient religious site originally focused on a single holy tree growing "since time immemorial" at Hebron in Canaan. [9] At its first location, Khirbet Nimra, a pagan tree cult predated the biblical narrative. [10]