Originally Created by God Genesis 1:11, 12, 2:9
Made for the Glory of God Psalm 148:9
Different Kinds of Mentioned
Of the wood Song of Solomon 2:3
Of the forest Isaiah 10:19
Bearing fruit Nehemiah 9:25, Ecclesiastes 2:5, Ezekiel 47:12
Evergreen Psalm 37:35, Jeremiah 17:2
Deciduous or casting the leaves Isaiah 6:13
Of Various Sizes Ezekiel 17:24
Given as Food to the Animal Creation Genesis 1:29, 30, Deuteronomy 20:19
Designed to Beautify the Earth Genesis 2:9
Parts of Mentioned
The roots Jeremiah 17:8
The stem or trunk Isaiah 11:1, 44:19
The branches Leviticus 23:40, Daniel 4:14
The tender shoots Luke 21:29, 30
The leaves Isaiah 6:13, Daniel 4:12, Matthew 21:19
The fruit or seeds Leviticus 27:30, Ezekiel 36:30
Each kind has its own seed for propagating its species Genesis 1:11, 12
Often propagated by birds who carry the seeds along with them Ezekiel 17:3, 5
Planted by Man Leviticus 19:23
Each Kind Of, Known by Its Fruit Matthew 12:33
Nourished
By the earth Genesis 1:12, 2:9
By the rain from heaven Isaiah 44:14
Through their own sap Psalm 104:16
Specially flourished beside the rivers and streams of water Ezekiel 47:12
When cut down often sprouted from their roots again Job 14:7
Were Sold with the Land on Which They Grew Genesis 23:17
Often Suffered From
Locusts Exodus 10:5, 15, Deuteronomy 28:42
Hail and frost Exodus 9:25, Psalm 78:47
Fire Joel 1:19
Desolating armies 2 Kings 19:23, Isaiah 10:34
Afford an agreeable shade in eastern countries during the Genesis 18:4, Job 40:21
Were Cut Down
With axes Deuteronomy 19:5, Psalm 74:5, Matthew 3:10
For building 2 Kings 6:2, 2 Chronicles 2:8, 10
By besieging armies for erecting forts Deuteronomy 20:20, Jeremiah 6:6
For making idols Isaiah 40:20, 44:14, 17
For fuel Isaiah 44:14-16, Matthew 3:10
God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people Leviticus 26:4, Ezekiel 34:27, Joel 2:22
God Often Renders, Barren as a Punishment Leviticus 26:20
Early Custom of Planting, in Consecrated Grounds Genesis 21:33
The Jews
Prohibited from planting in consecrated places Deuteronomy 16:21
Prohibited from cutting down fruit bearing, for sieges Deuteronomy 20:19
Often pitched their tents under Genesis 18:1, 4, Judges 4:5, 1 Samuel 22:6
Often buried under Genesis 35:8, 1 Samuel 21:13
Often executed criminals on Deuteronomy 21:22, 23, Joshua 10:26, Galatians 3:13, Genesis 40:19
Considered trees on which criminals were executed abominable Isaiah 14:19
Mentioned in Scripture
Almond Genesis 43:11, Ecclesiastes 12:5, Jeremiah 1:11
Almug or algum 1 Kings 10:11, 12, 2 Chronicles 9:10, 11
Apple Song of Solomon 2:3, 8:5, Joel 1:12
Ash Isaiah 44:14
Bay Psalm 37:35
Box Isaiah 41:19
Cedar 1 Kings 10:27
Chestnut Ezekiel 31:8
Cyprus Isaiah 44:14
Fig Deuteronomy 8:8
Fir 1 Kings 5:10, 2 Kings 19:23, Psalm 104:17
Juniper 1 Kings 19:4, 5
Lign-aloes Numbers 24:6
Mulberry 2 Samuel 5:23, 24
Myrtle Isaiah 41:19, 55:13, Zechariah 1:8
Mustard Matthew 13:32
Oak Isaiah 1:30
Oil-tree Isaiah 41:19
Olive Deuteronomy 6:11
Palm Exodus 15:27
Pine Isaiah 41:19
Pomegranate Deuteronomy 8:8, Joel 1:12
Shittah or shittim Exodus 36:20, Isaiah 41:19
Sycamore 1 Kings 10:27, Psalm 78:47, Amos 7:14, Luke 19:4
Teil Isaiah 6:13
Vine Numbers 6:4, Ezekiel 15:2
Willow Isaiah 44:4, Ezekiel 17:5
Solomon Wrote the History Of 1 Kings 4:33
Illustrative
Of Christ Romans 11:24, Revelation 2:7, 22:2, 14
Of wisdom Proverbs 3:18
Of kings, &c Isaiah 10:34, Ezekiel 17:24, 31:7-10, Daniel 4:10-14
Of the life and conversation of the righteous Proverbs 11:30, 15:4
(Green,) of the innocence of Christ Luke 23:31
(Good and fruitful,) of saints Numbers 24:6, Psalm 1:3, Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 17:8, Matthew 7:17, 18
(Evergreen,) of saints Psalm 1:1-3
(Duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints Isaiah 65:22
(Casting their leaves yet retaining their substance,) of the elect remnant in the church Isaiah 6:13
(Barren,) of the wicked Hosea 9:16
(Shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked Isaiah 7:2
(Producing evil fruit,) of the wicked Matthew 7:17-19
(Dry,) of useless persons Isaiah 56:3
(Dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment Luke 23:31