Topic
Trees
126 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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 1:11Torrey Originally created by God
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
- Genesis 1:12Torrey Originally created by God
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
- Genesis 1:29Torrey Given as food to the animal creation
¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
- Genesis 1:30Torrey Given as food to the animal creation
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
- Genesis 2:9Torrey Originally created by God
And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
- Genesis 18:1Torrey THE JEWS — Often pitched their tents under
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
- Genesis 18:4Torrey Afford an agreeable shade in eastern countries during the heat of the day
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
- Genesis 21:33Torrey Early custom of planting, in consecrated grounds
¶ And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
- Genesis 23:17Torrey Were sold with the land on which they grew
¶ And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
- Genesis 35:8Torrey THE JEWS — Often buried under
But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
- Genesis 40:19Torrey THE JEWS — Often executed criminals on
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
- Genesis 43:11Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Almond
And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
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- Exodus 9:25 Torrey OFTEN SUFFERED FROM — Hail and frost
- Exodus 10:5 Torrey OFTEN SUFFERED FROM — Locusts
- Exodus 10:15 Torrey OFTEN SUFFERED FROM — Locusts
- Exodus 15:27 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Palm
- Exodus 36:20 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Shittah or shittim
- Leviticus 19:23 Torrey Planted by man
- Leviticus 23:40 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The branches
- Leviticus 26:4 Torrey God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people
- Leviticus 26:20 Torrey God often renders, barren as a punishment
- Leviticus 27:30 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The fruit or seeds
- Numbers 6:4 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Vine
- Numbers 24:6 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Lign-aloes
- Deuteronomy 6:11 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Olive
- Deuteronomy 8:8 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Fig
- Deuteronomy 16:21 Torrey THE JEWS — Prohibited from planting in consecrated places
- Deuteronomy 19:5 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — With axes
- Deuteronomy 20:19 Torrey Given as food to the animal creation
- Deuteronomy 20:20 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — By besieging armies for erecting forts
- Deuteronomy 21:22 Torrey THE JEWS — Often executed criminals on
- Deuteronomy 21:23 Torrey THE JEWS — Often executed criminals on
- Deuteronomy 28:42 Torrey OFTEN SUFFERED FROM — Locusts
- Joshua 10:26 Torrey THE JEWS — Often executed criminals on
- Judges 4:5 Torrey THE JEWS — Often pitched their tents under
- 1 Samuel 21:13 Torrey THE JEWS — Often buried under
- 1 Samuel 22:6 Torrey THE JEWS — Often pitched their tents under
- 2 Samuel 5:23 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Mulberry
- 2 Samuel 5:24 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Mulberry
- 1 Kings 4:33 Torrey Solomon wrote the history of
- 1 Kings 5:10 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Fir
- 1 Kings 10:11 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Almug or algum
- 1 Kings 10:12 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Almug or algum
- 1 Kings 10:27 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Cedar
- 1 Kings 19:4 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Juniper
- 1 Kings 19:5 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Juniper
- 2 Kings 6:2 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — For building
- 2 Kings 19:23 Torrey OFTEN SUFFERED FROM — Desolating armies
- 2 Chronicles 2:8 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — For building
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — For building
- 2 Chronicles 9:10 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Almug or algum
- 2 Chronicles 9:11 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Almug or algum
- Nehemiah 9:25 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTIONED — Bearing fruit
- Job 14:7 Torrey When cut down often sprouted from their roots again
- Job 40:21 Torrey Afford an agreeable shade in eastern countries during the heat of the day
- Psalms 1:1–3 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Evergreen,) of saints
- Psalms 1:3 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Good and fruitful,) of saints
- Psalms 37:35 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTIONED — Evergreen
- Psalms 74:5 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — With axes
- Psalms 78:47 Torrey OFTEN SUFFERED FROM — Hail and frost
- Psalms 104:16 Torrey NOURISHED — Through their own sap
- Psalms 104:17 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Fir
- Psalms 148:9 Torrey Made for the glory of God
- Proverbs 3:18 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of wisdom
- Proverbs 11:30 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the life and conversation of the righteous
- Proverbs 15:4 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of the life and conversation of the righteous
- Ecclesiastes 2:5 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTIONED — Bearing fruit
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Almond
- Song of Songs 2:3 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTIONED — Of the wood
- Song of Songs 8:5 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Apple
- Isaiah 1:30 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Oak
- Isaiah 6:13 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTIONED — Deciduous or casting the leaves
- Isaiah 7:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked
- Isaiah 10:19 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTIONED — Of the forest
- Isaiah 10:34 Torrey OFTEN SUFFERED FROM — Desolating armies
- Isaiah 11:1 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The stem or trunk
- Isaiah 14:19 Torrey THE JEWS — Considered trees on which criminals were executed abominable
- Isaiah 40:20 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — For making idols
- Isaiah 41:19 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Box
- Isaiah 44:4 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Willow
- Isaiah 44:14 Torrey NOURISHED — By the rain from heaven
- Isaiah 44:14–16 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — For fuel
- Isaiah 44:17 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — For making idols
- Isaiah 44:19 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The stem or trunk
- Isaiah 55:13 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Myrtle
- Isaiah 56:3 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Dry,) of useless persons
- Isaiah 61:3 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Good and fruitful,) of saints
- Isaiah 65:22 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints
- Jeremiah 1:11 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Almond
- Jeremiah 6:6 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — By besieging armies for erecting forts
- Jeremiah 17:2 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTIONED — Evergreen
- Jeremiah 17:8 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The roots
- Ezekiel 15:2 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Vine
- Ezekiel 17:3 Torrey Often propagated by birds who carry the seeds along with them
- Ezekiel 17:5 Torrey Often propagated by birds who carry the seeds along with them
- Ezekiel 17:24 Torrey Of various sizes
- Ezekiel 31:7–10 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of kings, &c
- Ezekiel 31:8 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Chestnut
- Ezekiel 34:27 Torrey God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people
- Ezekiel 36:30 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The fruit or seeds
- Ezekiel 47:12 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTIONED — Bearing fruit
- Daniel 4:10–14 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of kings, &c
- Daniel 4:12 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The leaves
- Daniel 4:14 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The branches
- Hosea 9:16 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Barren,) of the wicked
- Joel 1:12 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Apple
- Joel 1:19 Torrey OFTEN SUFFERED FROM — Fire
- Joel 2:22 Torrey God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people
- Amos 7:14 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Sycamore
- Zechariah 1:8 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Myrtle
- Matthew 3:10 Torrey WERE CUT DOWN — With axes
- Matthew 7:17 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Good and fruitful,) of saints
- Matthew 7:17–19 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Producing evil fruit,) of the wicked
- Matthew 7:18 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Good and fruitful,) of saints
- Matthew 12:33 Torrey Each kind of, known by its fruit
- Matthew 13:32 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Mustard
- Matthew 21:19 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The leaves
- Luke 19:4 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Sycamore
- Luke 21:29 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The tender shoots
- Luke 21:30 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The tender shoots
- Luke 23:31 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Green,) of the innocence of Christ
- Romans 11:24 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of Christ
- Galatians 3:13 Torrey THE JEWS — Often executed criminals on
- Revelation 2:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of Christ
- Revelation 22:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of Christ
- Revelation 22:14 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of Christ
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 158 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Originally created by God Ge 1:11,12; 2:9
- Made for the glory of God Ps 148:9
- DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTIONED
- Of various sizes Eze 17:24
- Given as food to the animal creation Ge 1:29,30; De 20:19
- Designed to beautify the earth Ge 2:9
- PARTS OF MENTIONED
- Each kind has its own seed for propagating its species Ge 1:11,12
- Often propagated by birds who carry the seeds along with them Eze 17:3,5
- Planted by man Le 19:23
- Each kind of, known by its fruit Mt 12:33
- NOURISHED
- Specially flourished beside the rivers and streams of water Eze 47:12
- When cut down often sprouted from their roots again Job 14:7
- Were sold with the land on which they grew Ge 23:17
- OFTEN SUFFERED FROM
- Afford an agreeable shade in eastern countries during the heat of the day Ge 18:4; Job 40:21
- WERE CUT DOWN
- God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people Le 26:4; Eze 34:27; Joe 2:22
- God often renders, barren as a punishment Le 26:20
- Early custom of planting, in consecrated grounds Ge 21:33
- THE JEWS
- Prohibited from planting in consecrated places De 16:21
- Prohibited from cutting down fruit bearing, for sieges De 20:19
- Often pitched their tents under Ge 18:1,4; Jud 4:5; 1Sa 22:6
- Often buried under Ge 35:8; 1Sa 21:13
- Often executed criminals on De 21:22,23; Jos 10:26; Ga 3:13; Ge 40:19
- Considered trees on which criminals were executed abominable Isa 14:19
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Almond Ge 43:11; Ec 12:5; Jer 1:11
- Almug or algum 1Ki 10:11,12; 2Ch 9:10,11
- Apple So 2:3; 8:5; Joe 1:12
- Ash Isa 44:14
- Bay Ps 37:35
- Box Isa 41:19
- Cedar 1Ki 10:27
- Chestnut Eze 31:8
- Cyprus Isa 44:14
- Fig De 8:8
- Fir 1Ki 5:10; 2Ki 19:23; Ps 104:17
- Juniper 1Ki 19:4,5
- Lign-aloes Nu 24:6
- Mulberry 2Sa 5:23,24
- Myrtle Isa 41:19; 55:13; Zec 1:8
- Mustard Mt 13:32
- Oak Isa 1:30
- Oil-tree Isa 41:19
- Olive De 6:11
- Palm Ex 15:27
- Pine Isa 41:19
- Pomegranate De 8:8; Joe 1:12
- Shittah or shittim Ex 36:20; Isa 41:19
- Sycamore 1Ki 10:27; Ps 78:47; Am 7:14; Lu 19:4
- Teil Isa 6:13
- Vine Nu 6:4; Eze 15:2
- Willow Isa 44:4; Eze 17:5
- Solomon wrote the history of 1Ki 4:33
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of Christ Ro 11:24; Re 2:7; 22:2,14
- Of wisdom Pr 3:18
- Of kings, &c Isa 10:34; Eze 17:24; 31:7-10; Da 4:10-14
- Of the life and conversation of the righteous Pr 11:30; 15:4
- (Green,) of the innocence of Christ Lu 23:31
- (Good and fruitful,) of saints Nu 24:6; Ps 1:3; Isa 61:3; Jer 17:8; Mt 7:17,18
- (Evergreen,) of saints Ps 1:1-3
- (Duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints Isa 65:22
- (Casting their leaves yet retaining their substance,) of the elect remnant in the church Isa 6:13
- (Barren,) of the wicked Ho 9:16
- (Shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked Isa 7:2
- (Producing evil fruit,) of the wicked Mt 7:17-19
- (Dry,) of useless persons Isa 56:3
- (Dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment Lu 23:31
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.