Dictionary of Bible Themes: 4424 cedar

4424 cedar

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A tall, majestic tree, native to Lebanon. In OT times it was highly prized for its wood, which was used extensively in the construction of Solomon's temple.

Cedar trees associated with Lebanon

1 Kings 4:33 See also Judges 9:15; 2 Kings 14:9 pp 2 Chronicles 25:18; 2 Kings 19:23 pp Isaiah 37:24; Psalm 29:5; Psalm 92:12; Psalm 104:16; Songs 5:15; Isaiah 14:8; Jeremiah 22:23; Ezekiel 27:5; Hosea 14:5-6; Zechariah 11:1-2

The cedar as a tall, majestic tree

Ezekiel 31:3 See also Job 40:17; Psalm 80:10; Isaiah 2:12-13; Ezekiel 17:22-23; Ezekiel 31:7-8; Amos 2:9

Cedar trees indicating a fertile, well-watered land

Numbers 24:5-6 See also Psalm 92:12-15; Isaiah 41:17-20

Cedar used allegorically

Ezekiel 17:1-4 prophecy of a Davidic king being taken into captivity; Ezekiel 17:22-23 prophecy of the Messiah coming from David's family

Cedar as a costly and valued wood

1 Kings 10:27 pp 2 Chronicles 1:15 pp 2 Chronicles 9:27 See also Songs 8:8-9; Isaiah 9:8-10

Cedar wood used in ritual purification

Leviticus 14:48-53 See also Leviticus 14:1-7; Numbers 19:1-6

Cedar wood imported from the north

Cedar wood used in the construction of buildings

Royal palaces and great houses

1 Kings 7:2-3 See also 2 Samuel 5:11; Samuel 7:2; 1 Kings 7:7,11-12; Songs 1:17; Jeremiah 22:11-15

The temple

1 Kings 6:18 See also 2 Samuel 7:7; 1 Kings 6:9-10,20,36; Kings 7:12