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Fir Tree

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Fir Tree. Probably the Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis), which is almost as large as the cedar, is now found on Lebanon, and was formerly doubtless abundant through Palestine. Hosea 14:8. Sometimes the cypress and juniper may have been included under this name, as well as other pines found here.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Fir Tree'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​f/fir-tree.html. 1893.
 
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