International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Oil TreeOIL TREE oil tre ('ets shemen (Isaiah 41:19), margin "oleaster," in Nehemiah 8:15, translated "wild olive," the King James Version "pine"; 'atse shemen, in 1 Kings 6:23, 31, 32, translated "olive wood"): The name "oleaster" used to be applied to the wild olive, but now belongs to quite another plant, the silver-berry, Eleagnus hortensis (Natural Order Elaeagnaceae), known in Arabic as Zeizafan. It is a pretty shrub with sweet-smelling white flowers and silver-grey-green leaves. It is difficult to see how all the three references can apply to this tree; it will suit the first two, but this small shrub would never supply wood for carpentry work such as that mentioned in 1 Kings, hence, the translation "olive wood." On the other hand, in the reference in Nehemiah 8:15, olive branches are mentioned just before, so the translation "wild olive" (the difference being too slight) is improbable. Post suggests the translation of 'ets shemen by PINE (which see), which if accepted would suit all the requirements. Smith's Bible Dictionary Oil Tree(Heb. ets shemen). The Hebrew words occur in (Nehemiah 8:15) (Authorized Version "pine branches"), (1 Kings 6:23) ("olive tree") and in (Isaiah 41:19) ("oil tree"). From the passage in Nehemiah, where the ets shemen is mentioned as distinct from the olive tree, if may perhaps be identified with the zackum tree of the Arabs, the Balanites aegyptiaca , a well-known and abundant shrub or small tree in the plain of Jordan. The zackum oil is held in high repute by the Arabs for its medicinal properties. [OLIVE] Greek 1637. elaion -- olive oil ... Phonetic Spelling: (el'-ah-yon) Short Definition: olive oil Definition: olive oil, oil. Cognate: 1637 -- olive (from 1636 , "olive tree"); (figuratively) the ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1637.htm - 7k Strong's Hebrew 2132. zayith -- olive tree, olive... Probably from an unused root (akin to Ziv); an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry -- olive (tree, -yard), Olivet. ... /hebrew/2132.htm - 6k Library The Millennium in Relation to Creation. The Allegory of the Trees Demanding a King, in the Book of Judges ... And when the First Created, Father Adam, had Heard This... The Law of Sin with Its Guilt in Unbaptized Infants. By Adam's Sin ... There are Various Figures in the Old Testament of the Wood of the ... (On the Mysteries. Ii. ) On the Words of the Gospel, John i. 48,"When Thou Wast under the ... Under the Three Pastors, --There were Manifold Shepherds Whether Chrism is a Fitting Matter for this Sacrament? While John, Therefore, was Thus Teaching those in Hades... Resources What was olive oil a symbol of in the Bible? | GotQuestions.orgCan a Christian consider using CBD oil? | GotQuestions.org What does the Bible say about anointing oil? | GotQuestions.org Oil: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Subtopics Oil used for Anointing the Person Oil used for Anointing the Sick Oil used for Anointing to offices of Trust Oil used in Idolatrous Worship Oil: Failure of, a Severe Calamity Oil: First-Fruits of, Given to God Oil: Illuminating, for Tabernacle Oil: Jews often Extravagant in the Use of Oil: Kinds of, Mentioned: Myrrh Oil: Kinds of, Mentioned: Olive Oil: Stores of, Laid up in Fortified Cities Oil: The Consolation of the Gospel Oil: The Ointments of the Jews Made of Perfumes Mixed With Oil: The Poor Employed in Extracted Oil: The Unction of the Holy Spirit |