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The four species (Hebrew: ארבעת המינים arba'at ha-minim, also called arba'a minim) are four plants—the etrog, lulav, hadass, and aravah — mentioned in the Torah (Leviticus 23:40) as being relevant to the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. [1] Observant Jews tie together three types of branches and one type of fruit and wave them in a ...
Lulav ([lu'lav]; Hebrew: לוּלָב) is a closed frond of the date palm tree. It is one of the Four Species used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The other Species are the hadass (myrtle), aravah (willow), and etrog (citron). When bound together, the lulav, hadass, and aravah are commonly referred to as "the lulav". Part of a series on.
Esther. Esther, [a] originally Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. [1] His grand vizier Haman is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian Mordecai because of ...
Lagerstroemia (/ ˌ l eɪ ɡ ər ˈ s t r iː m i ə /), [1] commonly known as crape myrtle [2] [3] (also spelled crepe myrtle or crêpe myrtle), is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and other parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world.
Acacia, Spirale. Acacia raddiana. Exodus 25:10. אלמגים ’almuggîm. Almug tree; traditionally thought to denominate Red Sandalwood and/or. White Sandalwood, but a few claim it is Juniper. Pterocarpus santalinus. Santalum album. Juniperus excelsa.
Hadass (Hebrew: הדס , pl. hadassim - הדסים ) is a branch of the myrtle tree that forms part of the netilat loulav used on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Hadass is one of the Four species (arba'ah minim – ארבעת המינים ). The others are the lulav (date palm frond), aravah (willow), and etrog (citron). Three hadassim ...
Aravah (Hebrew: ערבה, pl. aravot - ערבות ) is a leafy branch of the willow tree. It is one of the Four Species (arba'ah minim - ארבעת המינים ) used in a special waving ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The other species are the lulav (palm frond), hadass (myrtle), and etrog (citron). The aravah is also ...
The tree is the depiction in art of the ancestors of Jesus Christ and Christ is shown in a branching tree. The tree typically rises from Jesse of Bethlehem, Jesse was the father of King David . The Tree of Jesse (Ρίζα του Ιεσσαί) has appeared numerous times in Greek Italian Byzantine art and the True Vine theme is also part of the ...