Plants of the Bible Explore the World nineteenth-century South comes to life

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Plants of the Bible Explore the World nineteenth-century South comes to lifeThis classic work is the standard reference on Biblical botany. Two hundred and thirty plants mentioned in the Bible are treated in detail, beginning with references in scripture and proceeding to botanical descriptions of appearance and use; references in the non Christian literature of antiquity and in the writings of non botanical travelers in the Holy Land; etymological comparisons; comparative plant lore; symbolism and variations in translations