Friday, July 19, 2019

The Cedars

Have you ever seen a Cedar tree? They had a significant role in ancient culture. The Lebanon cedar is frequently mentioned in the Bible, and was used to build King Solomon's Temple and to seal David's house. The ancient Egyptians used it in embalming practices. Here are a few that I have seen in our state.





Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees and carpenters and stonemasons; and they built a house for David.
2 Samuel 5

So the great court all around had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams even as the inner court of the house of the Lord, and the porch of the house.
1 Kings 7

14 comments:

Nancy Chan said...

I like the knobs and holes on the tree trunk. They look like eyes.

Hootin Anni said...

Love trees! And cedar is no exception. Enjoyed reading the little biblical tidbit of info.

Ann said...

I love the look of cedar. I don't recall ever seeing one in person. Looking at these pictures I find it absolutely fascinating

Rose said...

We had a cedar growing on p e corner of the yard...and down home if land was left un-ysed, cedsrscalwsysxtook over.

Sandi said...

It is a beautiful tree!

Natalia said...

I have never seen this before, looks pretty☺

George said...

Each cedar tree seems to be unique. You've found some beauties to share.

MadSnapper said...

we don't have cedars here, but we did in GA and KY. these are beautiful. I love the smell of their green leaves/needles. the one in the header looks like it has eggs in each of the holes...

Chatty Crone said...

Okay those cedar trees are so unusual. I mean it - write me and tell me how you get these wonderful ideas and find things like these. Not in a million years would I think about looking for a cedar tree - you are brilliant. And a bible verse to go with it.

Carla from The River said...

Great photos Ginny.
Do you know if the cedar is what Jesus cross was made of?
I wonder what kind of tree they used for his crucifixion.

Shug said...

We have a lot of cedar trees in our area and I actually have big cedar post on our back porch. These post are so heavy. They are beautiful trees, but can be very bad if you have allergies to cedars...

Ruth Hiebert said...

These trees have a very unique bark. It looks fascinating.

L. D. said...

That is an interesting tree. If it is called cedar then it is a different variety than our cedars. It is an interesting bark.

DeniseinVA said...

They are all beautiful trees :). Enjoyed the verse too.

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