Reference: Palm, Palm Tree
Morish
tamar. This is a lofty tree without lateral branches, with a large tuft of leafy branches clustering at the top several feet long. At the base of the branches grow the dates in large clusters. Ex 15:27; Nu 33:9; Jg 4:5; Cant. 7:7, 8; Jer 10:5; Joe 1:12. The branches were used to construct the booths at the feast of tabernacles. Le 23:40; Ne 8:15; and were strewn in the path on the Lord's last entrance into Jerusalem. Joh 12:13. There were many representations of palm-trees in the decorations of the temple, as there will also be in the future temple. 1Ki 6:29-35; 7:36; 2Ch 3:5; Eze 40:16-37; 41:18-26. The palm-tree is used as an emblem of fertility in Ps 92:12; some trees will bear yearly more than a hundred-weight of dates and for a period of about seventy years. The palm-branches are a token of rest and peace after sorrow. Re 7:9. The palm is the Phoenix dactylifera.
CITY OF PALM-TREES. Name given several times to Jericho because of the palms that grew there. De 34:3; Jg 1:16; 3:13, etc.
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Then came they in to Elim, and there, were twelve fountains of water and seventy palm-trees, - so they encamped there, by the waters.
So then ye shall take you, on the first day, boughs of goodly trees, branches, of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and poplars of the ravine, - and shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, seven days.
And they brake up from Marah, and came in towards Elim; there being, in Elim, twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm-tree, so they encamped there.
and the South, - and the circuit of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees as far as Zoar.
Now, the sons of the Kenite, father-in-law of Moses, had come up from the city of palm-trees, with the sons of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad, - so they went and dwelt with the people.
and he gathered unto him, the sons of Ammon, and Amalek, - and came and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of palm-trees.
she used to sit, therefore, under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel, in the hill country of Ephraim, - and the sons of Israel came up to her, for justice.
And, all the walls of the house round about, carved he with figures of cherubim, and palm-trees, and festoons of flowers, - within and without. Even the floor of the house, overlaid he with gold, - within and without. read more. And, the entrance of the shrine, made he with doors, of wild olive-wood, the pillars and posts being a fifth. The two doors, also were of olive-wood, and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim, and palm-trees, and festoons of flowers, and overlaid them with gold, - yea he spread out, over the cherubim and over the palm-trees, the gold. So, also, made he for the entrance of the temple, with posts of wild olive-wood, - a fourth part. And, the two doors, were of fir wood, - the two leaves of the one door, were folding, and, the two leaves of the other door, were folding. And he carved cherubim, and palm-trees, and festoons of flowers, and overlaid them with gold, smoothed out on the carved work.
Then carved he, upon the plates of the tenons thereof, and upon the side-walls thereof, cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, - according to the open space of each with a wreath round about.
and that they should publish and send along a proclamation throughout all their cities and throughout Jerusalem, saying, Forth to the mountain, and bring in branches of olive, and branches of oleaster, and branches of myrtle, and branches of palms, and branches of thick trees, - to make booths, as it is written.
The righteous, like the palm-tree, shall thrive, Like the cedar in Lebanon, shall he grow;
Mere palm-trunks turned, they are and cannot speak, They must needs be, carried, for they cannot take a step, Be not afraid of them, for they cannot do harm, And even to do good, is not in their power.
And latticed windows had the lodges, even towards their projections within the gate round about on every side, and, so, had the recesses, - and windows round about on every side inwards, and against each projection, palm trees. Then he brought me into the outer court, and lo! chambers and a tesselated pavement, made to the court round about on every side, - thirty chambers against the pavement, read more. And the pavement, was against the side of the gates, answering to the length of the gates, - the lower pavement, Then measured he the breadth, from the front of the lower gate, to the front of the inner court on the outside one hundred cubits, - to the east and the north. And as for the gate which looked towards the north, pertaining to the outer court, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof. And the lodges thereof were three on this side and throe on that side, and the projections thereof and the recesses thereof were according to the measure of the first gate, fifty cubits the length thereof, and, the breadth, twenty-five, by the cubit. And the windows thereof and the recesses thereof and the palm-trees thereof were according to the measure of the gate that looked toward the east, - and by seven steps, they ascend it, and their recesses were within, And the gate to the inner court, was over against the gate, to the north and to the east, - so he measured from gate to gate. one hundred cubits. Then he took me toward the south, and lo! In gate toward the south, - and he measured the projections thereof and the recesses thereof, according to these measures. And windows were there to it, and the recesses thereof round about on all sides, like these windows, - fifty cubits in length, and in breadth, five-and-twenty cubits. And seven steps the ascents thereof, with its recesses within, - and it had palm trees one on this side and one on that side against the projections thereof. And a gate, had the inner court towards the south, - so he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits. Yea when he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, then measured he the south gate, according to these measures; and the lodges thereof and the projections thereof and the recesses, thereof, were according to these measures, and windows, were there to it, and to the recesses thereof round about on every side, - fifty cubits in length, and in breadth, twenty and five cubits; and there were recesses round about on every side; - in length, five and twenty cubits, and in breadth, five cubits; and the recesses thereof reached unto the outer court, with palm-trees, against the projections thereof, and eight steps were the ascents thereof. And when he brought me unto the inner court toward the east, then measured he the gate, according to these measures; and the lodges thereof and the projections thereof and the recesses thereof, according to these measures, and windows were there to it and to the recesses thereof, round about on every side, - in length fifty cubits, and in breadth, five and twenty cubits; and the recesses thereof reached to the outer court, with palm-trees, against the projections thereof, on this side and on that side, - and eight steps, were the ascents thereof. And when he brought me to the north gate, then measured he according to these measures: the lodge as thereof the projections thereof, and the recesses thereof, with windows, to it round about on every side, - in length fifty cubits, and in breadth five and twenty cubits; and the recesses thereof reached unto the outer court, with palm-trees against the projections thereof, on this side and on that side, - and eight steps were the ascents thereof.
And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees, - with a palm-tree between cherub and cherub, and two faces had each cherub; and I the face of a man was toward the palm-tree on this side, and tithe face of a young lion was toward the palm-tree on that side, - thus was it made unto all the house, round about on every side. read more. From the ground as far as the space above the entrance: were the cherubim and the palm-trees made. As for the wall of the temple, the door-posts were square, - and as for the face of the holy place, the appearance was like the appearance of the temple . The altar, was of wood, three cubits in height and the length thereof, two cubits and the corners thereof and the length thereof and the walls thereof were of wood, - then spake he unto me saying, This, is the table, which is before Yahweh. And there were two doors, to the temple, and to the holy place; and two leaves to the doors, - two folding leaves, two to the one door and two to the other door. And there had been made unto them unto the doors of the temple cherubim and palm-trees, like as had been made to the walls, - and thick beams of wood unto the front of the porch without. And there were latticed windows and palm-trees on this side and on that side, unto the sides of the porch, - and unto the side chambers of the house and the thick beams.
The vine, is abashed, and, the fig-tree, languisheth, - pomegranate, palm also, and apple - all the trees of the field, have withered, Yea abashed is gladness, away from the sons of men.
took the branches of the palm trees, and went out to meet him, and began crying aloud - Hosanna! Blessed is he that is coming in the name of the Lord, - even the King of Israel!
After these things, I saw, and 1o! a great multitude, - which, to number it! no one was able, - of every nation, and of all tribes, and peoples, and tongues; standing before the throne, and before the Lamb; arrayed in white robes, and palm-branches in their hands; -