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Reference: Almond

Hastings

The fruit in Ge 43:11; Ex 25:33-34; 37:19-20; Nu 17:8; the tree in Ec 12:5; Jer 1:11. Luz (Ge 30:37), mistranslated 'hazel,' is certainly the almond; it is the name of the almond in modern Arabic. The almond (Amygdalus communis) is in Palestine the earliest harbinger of spring, bursting into beautiful white blossom late in January in Jerusalem, before its leaves appear. Hence its name and symbolism: sh

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