Bible Dictionaries
Chestnut Tree
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Heb. 'Armon; I.e., "naked"), mentioned in connection with Jacob's artifice regarding the cattle ( Genesis 30:37 ). It is one of the trees of which, because of its strength and beauty, the Assyrian empire is likened (Ezekiel 31:8; RSV, "plane trees"). It is probably the Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) that is intended. It is a characteristic of this tree that it annually sheds its outer bark, becomes "naked." The chestnut tree proper is not a native of Palestine. Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Chestnut Tree'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/chestnut-tree.html. 1897.