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According to legend the dogwood was the size of the oak and other forest trees. Being firm and strong, it was chosen as the timber for the cross, during the Crucifixion of Christ. According to stories, the tree was distressed for being used for a cruel purpose, and Jesus sensed this during the Crucifixion and told the tree, "Because of your regret and pity for my suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a cross. Henceforth it shall be slender and bent and twisted and its blossoms shall be in the form of a cross, two long and two short petals. In the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with rust and stained with red, and in the middle of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see it will remember".
The dogwood flower is now generally representative of innocent suffering, especially that of Christ.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agono it was not,jesus was the only thing on the cross and nails in his hands and feet ,i do not thing that there was a flower of any sort on the cross . i hope i helped :)
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No, this 'legend' of the dogwood tree is usually told around Easter time. The tree is never mentioned in The Bible nor those it grow in Israel - common to Western Europe and North America. This is simply a 'nice' story from the imaginations of mankind.
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How can you tell a dogwood tree?
By its barkThe dogwood tree is all about what happened to CHRIST on the cross.
What does dogwood represent in a dream?
The dogwood has a tradition connecting it with the Cross of Christ. The 4-petaled flower is in the shape of a cross with notches at the end of each petal resembling nail prints. The stamen in the center of the flower supposedly resemble the crown of thorns, and later in the year, the dogwood's berries are red as blood. The bark of the tree also has a reddish hue, as if stained with blood.
Verse in Bible about dogwood cross where Jesus was crucified?
The Bible does not indicate what kind of wood that the cross is made of. Furthermore, the cross could not have been made from a dogwood tree because dogwood trees do not grow in Israel.
Why do we show respect to the cross?
there's where Jesus Christ died on the cross. Jesus Christ saved us!!
The cross without Jesus Christ on it what does it stand for?
The cross without Jesus on it signifies that He is risen & no longer on the cross..Jesus is alive.
How did Jesus Christ help form Christianity?
If Jesus Christ had not died on the cross or not have been resurrected there would be no Christianity. Jesus Christ is Christianity. Christ ---ianity.
What was the name of the tree Jesus hung from?
Jesus did not hang himself , he was crucified for the sins of the world.
What are the saints names that died on the cross with Jesus?
No saint died on the cross with Jesus christ , as jesus died on the cross for the sins of all mankind.
Did Jesus Christ die in a cross?
No, Jesus's death took place on a cross because he was executed and also tied to a cross.
Legend of the dogwood tree?
The legend is that the cross was made of dagwood but since Jesus no dagwood has ever grown big enough to make another cross out of again.
How did Jesus die for real?
Jesus Christ died on a Roman Cross, by crucifixion.
Where is the cross of Jesus Christ hidden?
No one knows what happened to the cross that Jesus was crucified on. perhaps it was reused or destroyed. At that time the cross was not revered as the cross of the savior.
