PALM-TREE, THE

PALM-TREE, THE: - First mention of, in Scripture Ex 15:27 - Jericho celebrated for De 34:3; Jud 1:16 - DESCRIBED AS . Tall So 7:7 . Upright Jer 10:5 . Flourishing Ps 92:12 . Fruitful to a great age Ps 92:14 - The fruit of, called dates 2Ch 31:5 - Requires a moist and fertile soil Ex 15:27 - Tents often pitched under the shade of Jud 4:5 - THE BRANCHES OF, WERE . The emblem of victory Re 7:9 . Carried at feast of tabernacles Le 23:40 . Used for constructing booths Ne 8:15 . Spread before Christ Joh 12:13 - Blasted as a punishment Joe 1:12 - Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of Solomon 1Ki 6:29,32,35; 2Ch 3:5 - ILLUSTRATIVE OF . The church So 7:7,8 . The righteous Ps 92:12 . The upright appearance of idols Jer 10:5