The Turpentine Tree.
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Also called the Turpentine Tree, small deciduous Terebinth Tree is the first known source of Turpentine in the area of the Mediterranean. It was used as a medicine by the ancient Greeks.
TEREBINTH
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The terebinth tree (Pistacia terebinthus), native to the Mediterranean areas, is extremely heat and drought resistant. It was mentioned in the Bible as the tree that provided shade to nomadic wanderers. Some were planted, and are still growing, at the old USDA agricultural station in San Antonio, Texas, which is hardiness zone 8b. To locate and buy a tree you should contact local nurseries to see if it is available in your area. A deep search of the Internet might also be helpful to locate sellers.
Ela can be spelled different ways and has different meanings: אֵלֶּה = these אֵלָה = terebinth tree אֵלָה = goddess אֶלָּא = but, rather
Genesis 12:6, 13:18, and 14:13. Judges ch.4, ch.6 and ch.9. 1 Samuel 17:2, 19. The Hebrew is Elah. Note that some translations, but not all of them, give the English word "terebinth." Others translate "oak," but oak has a different Hebrew word.
I read a tree can consume about 2000 pounds of carbon in a lifetime.
There are many different varieties and cultural practices in the production of apples, but the average tree will produce from 7,500 to 12,000 apples in its lifetime.
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If you cut it down, you'll never know.