12 Bible Verses about Palm Trees

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Ezekiel 40:16

and narrow windows are unto the little chambers, and unto their posts at the inside of the gate all round about -- and so to the arches -- and windows all round about are at the inside, and at the post are palm-trees.

Ezekiel 41:18

And it is made with cherubs and palm-trees, and a palm-tree is between cherub and cherub, and two faces are to the cherub;

John 12:13

took the branches of the palms, and went forth to meet him, and were crying, 'Hosanna, blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord -- the king of Israel;'

Deuteronomy 34:3

and the south, and the circuit of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, unto Zoar.

Joel 1:12

The vine hath been dried up, And the fig-tree doth languish, Pomegranate, also palm, and apple-tree, All trees of the field have withered, For dried up hath been joy from the sons of men.

1 Kings 6:29-35

and all the walls of the house round about he hath carved with openings of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and without. And the floor of the house he hath overlaid with gold, within and without; as to the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel, side-posts, a fifth.read more.
And the two doors are of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees. And so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth. And the two doors are of fir-tree, the two sides of the one door are revolving, and the two hangings of the second door are revolving. And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.

Leviticus 23:40-42

and ye have taken to yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palms, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of a brook, and have rejoiced before Jehovah your God seven days. And ye have kept it a feast to Jehovah, seven days in a year -- a statute age-during to your generations; in the seventh month ye keep it a feast. 'In booths ye dwell seven days; all who are natives in Israel dwell in booths,

Exodus 15:27

And they come to Elim, and there are twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamp there by the waters.

Judges 4:5

and she is dwelling under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Beth-El, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel go up unto her for judgment.

Song of Solomon 7:7

This thy stature hath been like to a palm, And thy breasts to clusters.

1 Kings 6:31-33

as to the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel, side-posts, a fifth. And the two doors are of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees. And so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth.

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

Deuteronomy 34:3

and the south, and the circuit of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, unto Zoar.

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

1 Kings 6:29

and all the walls of the house round about he hath carved with openings of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and without.

1 Kings 6:32

And the two doors are of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees.

1 Kings 6:35

And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.

2 Chronicles 3:5

And the large house he hath covered with fir-trees, and he doth cover it with good gold, and causeth to ascend on it palms and chains,

Palm trees » Jericho celebrated for

Deuteronomy 34:3

and the south, and the circuit of the valley of Jericho, the city of palms, unto Zoar.

Judges 1:16

And the sons of the Kenite, father-in-law of Moses, have gone up out of the city of palms with the sons of Judah to the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad, and they go and dwell with the people.

Palm trees » Illustrative of » The church

Song of Songs 7:7-8

This thy stature hath been like to a palm, And thy breasts to clusters. I said, 'Let me go up on the palm, Let me lay hold on its boughs, Yea, let thy breasts be, I pray thee, as clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy face as citrons,

Palm trees » Described as » Tall

Song of Songs 7:7

This thy stature hath been like to a palm, And thy breasts to clusters.

Palm trees » The fruit of, called dates

2 Chronicles 31:5

and at the spreading forth of the thing have the sons of Israel multiplied the first-fruit of corn, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field, and the tithe of the whole in abundance they have brought in.

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

Leviticus 23:40

and ye have taken to yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palms, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of a brook, and have rejoiced before Jehovah your God seven days.

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

Revelation 7:9

After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,

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

Nehemiah 8:15

and that they proclaim and cause to pass over all their cities, (and in Jerusalem,) saying, 'Go ye out to the mount, and bring leaves of the olive, and leaves of the oil tree, and leaves of the myrtle, and leaves of the palms, and leaves of thick trees, to make booths as it is written.'

Palm trees » Illustrative of » The upright appearance of idols

Jeremiah 10:5

As a palm they are stiff, and they speak not, They are surely borne, for they step not, Be not afraid of them, for they do no evil, Yea, also to do good is not in them.

Palm trees » Described as » Upright

Jeremiah 10:5

As a palm they are stiff, and they speak not, They are surely borne, for they step not, Be not afraid of them, for they do no evil, Yea, also to do good is not in them.

Palm trees » Requires a moist and fertile soil

Exodus 15:27

And they come to Elim, and there are twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamp there by the waters.

Palm trees » First mention of, in scripture

Exodus 15:27

And they come to Elim, and there are twelve fountains of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamp 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

and she is dwelling under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Beth-El, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel go up unto her for judgment.

Palm trees » Spread before Christ

John 12:13

took the branches of the palms, and went forth to meet him, and were crying, 'Hosanna, blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord -- the king of Israel;'

Palm trees » Blasted as a punishment

Joel 1:12

The vine hath been dried up, And the fig-tree doth languish, Pomegranate, also palm, and apple-tree, All trees of the field have withered, For dried up hath been joy from the sons of men.

Righteous » Compared with » Palm trees

compared to Saints » Palm trees

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