12 Bible Verses about Palm Trees

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Ezekiel 40:16

The recesses and their pilasters had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticoes also had windows all around on the inside. Each pilaster was decorated with palm trees.

Ezekiel 41:18

carved with cherubim and palm trees. There was a palm tree between each pair of cherubim. Each cherub had two faces:

John 12:13

they took palm branches and went out to meet Him. They kept shouting: “Hosanna! He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One—the King of Israel!”

Deuteronomy 34:3

the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.

Joel 1:12

The grapevine is dried up,
and the fig tree is withered;
the pomegranate, the date palm, and the apple—
all the trees of the orchard—have withered.
Indeed, human joy has dried up.

1 Kings 6:29-35

He carved all the surrounding temple walls with carved engravings—cherubim, palm trees and flower blossoms—in both the inner and outer sanctuaries. He overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries. For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made olive wood doors. The pillars of the doorposts were five-sided. read more.
The two doors were made of olive wood. He carved cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms on them and overlaid them with gold, hammering gold over the cherubim and palm trees. In the same way, he made four-sided olive wood doorposts for the sanctuary entrance. The two doors were made of cypress wood; the first door had two folding sides, and the second door had two folding panels. He carved cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms on them and overlaid them with gold applied evenly over the carving.

Leviticus 23:40-42

On the first day you are to take the product of majestic trees—palm fronds, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook—and rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. You are to celebrate it as a festival to the Lord seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for you throughout your generations; you must celebrate it in the seventh month. You are to live in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must live in booths,

Exodus 15:27

Then they came to Elim, where there were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms, and they camped there by the waters.

Judges 4:5

It was her custom to sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her for judgment.

Song of Solomon 7:7

Your stature is like a palm tree;
your breasts are clusters of fruit.

1 Kings 6:31-33

For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made olive wood doors. The pillars of the doorposts were five-sided. The two doors were made of olive wood. He carved cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms on them and overlaid them with gold, hammering gold over the cherubim and palm trees. In the same way, he made four-sided olive wood doorposts for the sanctuary entrance.

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Jericho » A city » Called » City of » Palm trees

Deuteronomy 34:3

the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.

Palm trees » Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of solomon

1 Kings 6:29

He carved all the surrounding temple walls with carved engravings—cherubim, palm trees and flower blossoms—in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.

1 Kings 6:32

The two doors were made of olive wood. He carved cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms on them and overlaid them with gold, hammering gold over the cherubim and palm trees.

1 Kings 6:35

He carved cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms on them and overlaid them with gold applied evenly over the carving.

2 Chronicles 3:5

The larger room he paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains.

Palm trees » Jericho celebrated for

Deuteronomy 34:3

the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.

Judges 1:16

The descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, had gone up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah, which was in the Negev of Arad. They went to live among the people.

Palm trees » Illustrative of » The church

Song of Songs 7:7-8

Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters [of fruit]. I said, "I will climb the palm tree and take hold of its fruit." May your breasts be like clusters of grapes, and the fragrance of your breath like apricots.

Palm trees » Described as » Tall

Song of Songs 7:7

Your stature is like a palm tree;
your breasts are clusters of fruit.

Palm trees » The fruit of, called dates

2 Chronicles 31:5

When the word spread, the Israelites gave liberally of the best of the grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance, a tenth of everything.

Palm trees » The branches of, were » Carried at feast of tabernacles

Leviticus 23:40

On the first day you are to take the product of majestic trees—palm fronds, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook—and rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.

Palm trees » The branches of, were » The emblem of victory

Revelation 7:9

After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were robed in white with palm branches in their hands.

Palm trees » The branches of, were » Used for constructing booths

Nehemiah 8:15

So they proclaimed and spread this news throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees to make booths, just as it is written.”

Palm trees » Illustrative of » The upright appearance of idols

Jeremiah 10:5

Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.

Palm trees » Described as » Upright

Jeremiah 10:5

Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.

Palm trees » Requires a moist and fertile soil

Exodus 15:27

Then they came to Elim, where there were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms, and they camped there by the waters.

Palm trees » First mention of, in scripture

Exodus 15:27

Then they came to Elim, where there were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms, and they camped there by the waters.

Palm trees » Illustrative of » The righteous

Palm trees » Described as » Fruitful to a great age

Palm trees » Described as » Flourishing

Palm trees » Tents often pitched under the shade of

Judges 4:5

It was her custom to sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her for judgment.

Palm trees » Spread before Christ

John 12:13

they took palm branches and went out to meet Him. They kept shouting: “Hosanna! He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One—the King of Israel!”

Palm trees » Blasted as a punishment

Joel 1:12

The grapevine is dried up,
and the fig tree is withered;
the pomegranate, the date palm, and the apple
all the trees of the orchard—have withered.
Indeed, human joy has dried up.

Righteous » Compared with » Palm trees

compared to Saints » Palm trees

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