OLIVE-TREE, THE
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Often grew wild
Canaan abounded in
Assyria abounded in
Kings of Israel largely cultivated
Grafting of, alluded to
Pruning of, alluded to
Often cast its flowers
Often cast its fruit
Often suffered from caterpillars
Good for the service of God and man
Oil procured from
Beaten to remove the fruit
Shaken when fully ripe
Gleaning of, left for the poor
Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c
The fruit of, trodden in presses to extract the oil
Failure of, a great calamity
CULTIVATED
In olive yards
Among rocks
On the sides of mountains
DESCRIBED AS
Green
Fair and beautiful
Fat and unctuous
Bearing goodly fruit
USED FOR MAKING
The cherubim in the temple
The doors and posts of the temple
Booths at feast of tabernacles
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of Christ
Of the Jewish church
Of the righteous
Of children of pious parents
Of the two witnesses
(When wild,) of the Gentiles
(Gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace
Probably origin of its being the emblem of peace