OLIVE-TREE, THE[edit | edit source]

Torrey's New Topical Textbook[edit | edit source]

TREE, THE - Often grew wild

CULTIVATED

Canaan abounded in

Assyria abounded in

Kings of Israel largely cultivated

DESCRIBED AS

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

USED FOR MAKING

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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

ILLUSTRATIVE