The fig tree!
It was a fig tree.
Jesus saw his future disciple Barthalemow under a fig tree. His friend Philip (one of Jesus's 12 disciples) brought Bartholomew to Jesus.
God did not curse anyone for being fruitless. Jesus cursed a fig tree for being fruitless. People often thought that women who were unable to have children as being cursed by God.
Nathaniel was sitting under a fig tree , when Philip called him to meet jesus. But Jesus had noticed him sitting under that fig tree first.
Nathanael was sitting under a fig tree when Jesus saw him, as mentioned in the Gospel of John (John 1:48). Jesus remarked that he saw Nathanael under the fig tree before Philip called him.
it was not nathaniel They didn't meet under a fig tree; Jesus had seen Nathaniel under a fig tree prior to their meeting. John 1:47-50 - Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
Jesus used the fig tree as a type or example of the Jewish religious leaders of His day. As with the fig tree which Jesus found no fruit on, so to with the religious leaders of His day. Jesus found no fruit or righteousness in them. So as He cursed the fig tree and it withered so too Jesus condemned the so-called righteousness of the scribes and pharisees. Their righteousnes was outward only for men to see and not a righteousness of the heart, a righteousness towards God who sees our hearts and out motives.
Jesus used the fig tree in parables, often when refering to modern day Israel
Jesus saw him under the fig tree (John 1:48).
Jesus saw Bartholomew sitting under the fig tree before Philip saw him.
Forgive your enemies and love your neighbor.
The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit.