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Why do you assume it was Olive wood? Neither The Bible, nor any other historlical document from those times, gives the merest hint of what wood the cross was made from. It is unlikely that it was Olive wood anyway - Olive trees are small and would not be sufficiently large to produce even an upright let alone a crossbeam. Most likely the wood used was Cedar ( the Cedar of Lebanon was a common tree there) or any number of large trees that produced timber of sufficient strength and size to make the production of a cross from it a possibility.
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What wood was the cross made from?
OLIVE
What was the tree that Jesus was hung on?
Jesus was crucified on a wooden cross, not a tree. The cross was used as a method of execution by the Roman authorities at that time.
Did jesus die on a tree or the cross?
It would be more correct to say that Jesus died on a tree. He died on a cross.
Was jesus nailed to an olive tree?
No; a cross made of unknown wood was carried by Christ (and a "Simon"). However, your imagery here is spiritually accurate; many parallels are drawn between "cross" and "tree" in commentary, and even in Scripture. While the wood used to make the cross is unknown, Jewish tradition and historical evidence holds that it was made of almond wood, trees that were in abundance near and around Jerusalem.
How old was the wood that Jesus was nailed to?
Answer If the people who had this knowledge to find out the age of that wood used to make the cross at that time, they wouldn't had committed the crime of crucifixion of innocent Jesus.
Was the cross that Jesus Christ died made out of Pine wood?
We don't know -there is no record of the kind of wood used in any of the Gospels.
Is olive hard wood?
Yes, the olive tree produces a hard and strong wood. Olive wood is used for a wide variety of applications. Olive wood is used to make smoking pipes, musical instruments, and even the stock of guns.
What was cross of jesus made of?
It was made of wood.
Did anyone ever actually measure the true cross of Christ?
There is no record of how big the true cross of Christ was. In fact, there was no exact standard for how large a Roman cross was. Ancient cross nails have been found with Olive wood splinters in them. Since olive trees were common in Israel and they are not very tall it is conceivable that the true cross of Christ would have placed Jesus at near eye level.
What wood was used for the cross?
A:We will never know just what wood was used for the cross on which Jesus was crucified. It had probably already been used several times for previous crucifixions, and would have continued to be used until no longer usable, when it would then have been used by the soldiers for firewood. We can be sure that the wood would have been of poor quality, unsuitable for other purposes.
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.
What type of cross did Jesus die on?
The wood was either teak or rose wood, as it had to be strong to carry the mans weight.
