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Turpentine Tree

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Turpentine Tree. Turpentine tree occurs only once, via. In the Apocrypha. Sirach 24:16. It is the Pistacia terebinthus, terebinth tree, common in Palestine and the East. The terebinth occasionally grows to a large size. It belongs to the natural order Anacurdiaceas, the plants of which order, generally contain resinous secretions.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Turpentine Tree'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​t/turpentine-tree.html. 1901.
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