Topic
Olive-Tree, The
38 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 8:11Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Probably origin of its being the emblem of peace
And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
- Exodus 23:11Torrey Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c
But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
- Exodus 27:20Torrey Oil procured from
¶ And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.
- Deuteronomy 6:11Torrey Canaan abounded in
And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
- Deuteronomy 8:8Torrey Canaan abounded in
A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
- Deuteronomy 24:20Torrey Beaten to remove the fruit
When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
- Deuteronomy 28:40Torrey Often cast its fruit
Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
- Deuteronomy 32:13Torrey CULTIVATED — Among rocks
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
- Judges 9:9Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Fat and unctuous
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
- 1 Samuel 8:14Torrey CULTIVATED — In olive yards
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
- 1 Kings 6:23Torrey USED FOR MAKING — The cherubim in the temple
¶ And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
- 1 Kings 6:31–33Torrey USED FOR MAKING — The doors and posts of the temple
¶ And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid…
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- 2 Kings 18:32 Torrey Assyria abounded in
- 1 Chronicles 27:28 Torrey Kings of Israel largely cultivated
- Nehemiah 5:11 Torrey CULTIVATED — In olive yards
- Nehemiah 8:15 Torrey USED FOR MAKING — Booths at feast of tabernacles
- Job 15:33 Torrey Often cast its flowers
- Psalms 52:8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the righteous
- Psalms 128:3 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of children of pious parents
- Isaiah 17:6 Torrey Shaken when fully ripe
- Isaiah 24:13 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace
- Jeremiah 11:16 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Green
- Hosea 14:6 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Fair and beautiful
- Amos 4:9 Torrey Often suffered from caterpillars
- Micah 6:15 Torrey The fruit of, trodden in presses to extract the oil
- Habakkuk 3:17 Torrey Failure of, a great calamity
- Habakkuk 3:18 Torrey Failure of, a great calamity
- Haggai 2:16 Torrey The fruit of, trodden in presses to extract the oil
- Zechariah 4:3 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of Christ
- Zechariah 4:12 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of Christ
- Matthew 21:1 Torrey CULTIVATED — On the sides of mountains
- Romans 11:17 Torrey Often grew wild
- Romans 11:18 Torrey Pruning of, alluded to
- Romans 11:19 Torrey Pruning of, alluded to
- Romans 11:24 Torrey Grafting of, alluded to
- James 3:12 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Bearing goodly fruit
- Revelation 11:3 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the two witnesses
- Revelation 11:4 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the two witnesses
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 51 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Often grew wild Ro 11:17
- CULTIVATED
- Canaan abounded in De 6:11; 8:8
- Assyria abounded in 2Ki 18:32
- Kings of Israel largely cultivated 1Ch 27:28
- DESCRIBED AS
- Grafting of, alluded to Ro 11:24
- Pruning of, alluded to Ro 11:18,19
- Often cast its flowers Job 15:33
- Often cast its fruit De 28:40
- Often suffered from caterpillars Am 4:9
- Good for the service of God and man Jud 9:9
- Oil procured from Ex 27:20; De 8:8
- USED FOR MAKING
- The cherubim in the temple 1Ki 6:23
- The doors and posts of the temple 1Ki 6:31-33
- Booths at feast of tabernacles Ne 8:15
- Beaten to remove the fruit De 24:20
- Shaken when fully ripe Isa 17:6
- Gleaning of, left for the poor De 24:20
- Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c Ex 23:11
- The fruit of, trodden in presses to extract the oil Mic 6:15; Hag 2:16
- Failure of, a great calamity Hab 3:17,18
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of Christ Ro 11:17,24; Zec 4:3,12
- Of the Jewish church Jer 11:16
- Of the righteous Ps 52:8; Ho 14:6
- Of children of pious parents Ps 128:3
- Of the two witnesses Re 11:3,4
- (When wild,) of the Gentiles Ro 11:17,24
- (Gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace Isa 17:6; 24:13
- Probably origin of its being the emblem of peace Ge 8:11
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.