12 Bible Verses about Palm Trees

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Ezekiel 40:16

And [there were] narrow windows for the alcoves and for their pilasters to [the] inside of the gate {all the way around} [it]. And likewise [with respect] to the porticos and windows [were] {all the way around} to the inside, and on a pilaster [there were] images [of] palm trees.

Ezekiel 41:18

and [it was] made of cherubim and palm tree images; a palm tree image between cherub and cherub, and {the cherub had two faces}.

John 12:13

took the branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, and began crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord, even the king of Israel!"

Deuteronomy 34:3

and the Negev and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, [on] up to Zoar.

Joel 1:12

The vine withers and the fig tree droops. The pomegranate tree, and also the palm tree, the apple tree --all the trees of the field--are dried up. Indeed, joy is dried up among the sons of men.

1 Kings 6:29-35

On all of the walls around the house, he carved engravings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers both inside and out. He overlaid the floor of the house with gold both inside and out. He made doors of olive wood for the doorway of the inner sanctuary, [as well as for] the doorpost of the fifth doorframe.read more.
[On] the two doors of olive wood he made carvings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers, and he overlaid them with gold {by beating} out the gold on the cherubim and the palm tree images. Thus he made doorframes of olive wood on four sides for the doorway of the main hall and two doors of cypress wood; one door [with] two folding panels and the second door [with] two folding panels. He carved cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers and overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work.

Leviticus 23:40-42

And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the first fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees and branches of a leafy tree and of a brook's poplar trees, and you shall rejoice {before} Yahweh your God [for] seven days. And you must hold it [as] a festival for Yahweh [for] seven days in the year; [it shall be] a {lasting statute} throughout your generations; in the seventh month you must hold it. You must live in the booths [for] seven days; all the natives in Israel must live in the booths,

Exodus 15:27

And they came to Elim, and twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees were there, and they encamped there at the water.

Judges 4:5

And she used 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 the palm tree, and your breasts [are] like clusters.

1 Kings 6:31-33

He made doors of olive wood for the doorway of the inner sanctuary, [as well as for] the doorpost of the fifth doorframe. [On] the two doors of olive wood he made carvings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers, and he overlaid them with gold {by beating} out the gold on the cherubim and the palm tree images. Thus he made doorframes of olive wood on four sides for the doorway of the main hall

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

Deuteronomy 34:3

and the Negev and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, [on] up to Zoar.

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

1 Kings 6:29

On all of the walls around the house, he carved engravings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers both inside and out.

1 Kings 6:32

[On] the two doors of olive wood he made carvings of cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers, and he overlaid them with gold {by beating} out the gold on the cherubim and the palm tree images.

1 Kings 6:35

He carved cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers and overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work.

2 Chronicles 3:5

And the great house [itself] he covered with cypress wood, then he overlaid it with pure gold. And he put on it palm tree [images] and [ornate] chains.

Palm trees » Jericho celebrated for

Deuteronomy 34:3

and the Negev and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, [on] up to Zoar.

Judges 1:16

The descendants of Hobab [the] Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the descendants of Judah from the city of palms [into] the wilderness of Judah, which [is] in [the] Negev [near] Arad. And they went and settled with the people.

Palm trees » Illustrative of » The church

Song of Songs 7:7-8

{Your stature} [is] like the palm tree, and your breasts [are] like clusters. I say, "I will climb up the palm tree; I will lay hold of its fruit clusters." Let your breasts [be pleasing] like clusters of the vine and the scent of your breath like the apples.

Palm trees » Described as » Tall

Song of Songs 7:7

{Your stature} [is] like the palm tree, and your breasts [are] like clusters.

Palm trees » The fruit of, called dates

2 Chronicles 31:5

And the word spread. The Israelites gave abundantly [from] the firstfruits of grain, new wine, olive oil, honey, and all [kinds of] grains from the field. And they brought tithes of everything in abundance.

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

Leviticus 23:40

And on the first day you shall take for yourselves the first fruit of majestic trees, branches of palm trees and branches of a leafy tree and of a brook's poplar trees, and you shall rejoice {before} Yahweh your God [for] seven days.

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

Revelation 7:9

After these [things] I looked, and behold, a great crowd that no one was able to number, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed [in] white robes and [with] palm branches in their hands.

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

Nehemiah 8:15

and that they should proclaim and give voice in all of their cities in Jerusalem, saying, "Go out to the hill and bring olive tree branches, olive oil wood branches, myrtle shrub branches, palm tree branches, and other leafy tree branches to make booths, as it is written."

Palm trees » Illustrative of » The upright appearance of idols

Jeremiah 10:5

They [are] like scarecrows in a cucumber field, they cannot speak. Indeed, they must be carried, for they cannot march. You must not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil; furthermore, to do good [is] not in them."

Palm trees » Described as » Upright

Jeremiah 10:5

They [are] like scarecrows in a cucumber field, they cannot speak. Indeed, they must be carried, for they cannot march. You must not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil; furthermore, to do good [is] not in them."

Palm trees » Requires a moist and fertile soil

Exodus 15:27

And they came to Elim, and twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees were there, and they encamped there at the water.

Palm trees » First mention of, in scripture

Exodus 15:27

And they came to Elim, and twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees were there, and they encamped there at the water.

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

And she used 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

took the branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, and began crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord, even the king of Israel!"

Palm trees » Blasted as a punishment

Joel 1:12

The vine withers and the fig tree droops. The pomegranate tree, and also the palm tree, the apple tree --all the trees of the field--are dried up. Indeed, joy is dried up among the sons of men.

Righteous » Compared with » Palm trees

compared to Saints » Palm trees

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