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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70870" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70870" /> == | ||
<p> '''Thyine-wood.''' | <p> '''Thyine-wood.''' A kind of cedar growing in Spain, and on the coast of Africa. It was the ''Citrum'' or citron-wood of the Romans, the ''Thuja Articulata'' of Linnæus. It was frequently employed to give fragrance to sacrifices. Revelation 18:12, margin, ''Sweet.'' The tree grows to the height of 30 feet, or even more, and resembles the cypress in its boughs, leaves, and fruit. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_17432" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_17432" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:01, 13 October 2021
People's Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Thyine-wood. A kind of cedar growing in Spain, and on the coast of Africa. It was the Citrum or citron-wood of the Romans, the Thuja Articulata of Linnæus. It was frequently employed to give fragrance to sacrifices. Revelation 18:12, margin, Sweet. The tree grows to the height of 30 feet, or even more, and resembles the cypress in its boughs, leaves, and fruit.
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [2]
Revelation 18:12 , the wood of the Thyia or Thuja Articulata of Linnaeus, an aromatic evergreen tree, resembling the cedar, and found in Libya, near Mount Atlas. The wood was used in burning incense, and under the name of citron-wood was highly prized by the Romans for ornamental wood-work. It yields the sanderach resin of commerce.
