Topic
Palm-Tree, The
19 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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.
- Exodus 15:27Torrey First mention of, in Scripture
¶ And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
- Leviticus 23:40Torrey THE BRANCHES OF, WERE — Carried at feast of tabernacles
And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
- Deuteronomy 34:3Torrey Jericho celebrated for
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
- Judges 1:16Torrey Jericho celebrated for
¶ And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
- Judges 4:5Torrey Tents often pitched under the shade of
And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
- 1 Kings 6:29Torrey Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of Solomon
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
- 1 Kings 6:32Torrey Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of Solomon
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
- 1 Kings 6:35Torrey Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of Solomon
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
- 2 Chronicles 3:5Torrey Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of Solomon
And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
- 2 Chronicles 31:5Torrey The fruit of, called dates
¶ And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
- Nehemiah 8:15Torrey THE BRANCHES OF, WERE — Used for constructing booths
And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is…
- Psalms 92:12Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Flourishing
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
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- Psalms 92:14 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Fruitful to a great age
- Song of Songs 7:7 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Tall
- Song of Songs 7:8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — The church
- Jeremiah 10:5 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Upright
- Joel 1:12 Torrey Blasted as a punishment
- John 12:13 Torrey THE BRANCHES OF, WERE — Spread before Christ
- Revelation 7:9 Torrey THE BRANCHES OF, WERE — The emblem of victory
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 23 references, grouped by sub-topic
- First mention of, in Scripture Ex 15:27
- Jericho celebrated for De 34:3; Jud 1:16
- DESCRIBED AS
- The fruit of, called dates 2Ch 31:5
- Requires a moist and fertile soil Ex 15:27
- Tents often pitched under the shade of Jud 4:5
- THE BRANCHES OF, WERE
- Blasted as a punishment Joe 1:12
- Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of Solomon 1Ki 6:29,32,35; 2Ch 3:5
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
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.