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<p> ( עבת עץ , <i> ''''' ‛ēc ''''' </i> <i> ''''' ‛ābhōth ''''' </i> ( Leviticus 23:40; Nehemiah 8:15 )): One of the varieties of trees which the [[Israelites]] were directed to use at the | Thick Trees <ref name="term_8987" /> | ||
==References == | <p> ( עבת עץ , <i> ''''' ‛ēc ''''' </i> <i> ''''' ‛ābhōth ''''' </i> ( Leviticus 23:40; Nehemiah 8:15 )): One of the varieties of trees which the [[Israelites]] were directed to use at the Feast of Tabernacles; in the latter passage they are expressly directed to make booths with them. According to the Talmudic writings, the "thick trees" are myrtles (Suk. 12a; Jer Suk. iii, 53d), and further tradition has prescribed certain special features as to the varieties of myrtle employed, without which they cannot be used in the ritual of the feast. In [[Sirach]] 14:18 "thick tree" represents δένδρον δασύ , <i> ''''' déndron ''''' </i> <i> ''''' dasú ''''' </i> , "leafy tree." See [[Myrtle]] . </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_8987"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/thick+trees Thick Trees from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_8987"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/thick+trees Thick Trees from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:25, 15 October 2021
Thick Trees [1]
( עבת עץ , ‛ēc ‛ābhōth ( Leviticus 23:40; Nehemiah 8:15 )): One of the varieties of trees which the Israelites were directed to use at the Feast of Tabernacles; in the latter passage they are expressly directed to make booths with them. According to the Talmudic writings, the "thick trees" are myrtles (Suk. 12a; Jer Suk. iii, 53d), and further tradition has prescribed certain special features as to the varieties of myrtle employed, without which they cannot be used in the ritual of the feast. In Sirach 14:18 "thick tree" represents δένδρον δασύ , déndron dasú , "leafy tree." See Myrtle .
