Often grew wild Ro 11:17
CULTIVATED
In olive yards 1Sa 8:14; Ne 5:11
Among rocks De 32:13
On the sides of mountains Mt 21:1
Canaan abounded in De 6:11; 8:8
Assyria abounded in 2Ki 18:32
Kings of Israel largely cultivated 1Ch 27:28
DESCRIBED AS
Green Jer 11:16
Fair and beautiful Jer 11:16; Ho 14:6
Fat and unctuous Jud 9:9; Ro 11:17
Bearing goodly fruit Jer 11:16; Jas 3:12
Grafting of, alluded to Ro 11:24
Pruning of, alluded to Ro 11:18,19
Often cast its flowers Job 15:33
Often cast its fruit De 28:40
Often suffered from caterpillars Am 4:9
Good for the service of God and man Jud 9:9
Oil procured from Ex 27:20; De 8:8
USED FOR MAKING
The cherubim in the temple 1Ki 6:23
The doors and posts of the temple 1Ki 6:31-33
Booths at feast of tabernacles Ne 8:15
Beaten to remove the fruit De 24:20
Shaken when fully ripe Isa 17:6
Gleaning of, left for the poor De 24:20
Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c Ex 23:11
The fruit of, trodden in presses to extract the oil Mic 6:15; Hag 2:16
Failure of, a great calamity Hab 3:17,18
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of Christ Ro 11:17,24; Zec 4:3,12
Of the Jewish church Jer 11:16
Of the righteous Ps 52:8; Ho 14:6
Of children of pious parents Ps 128:3
Of the two witnesses Re 11:3,4
(When wild,) of the Gentiles Ro 11:17,24
(Gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace Isa 17:6; 24:13
Probably origin of its being the emblem of peace Ge 8:11