5, 6 & 7 – Boxwood, Cedar of Lebanon & Mediterranean Cypress

This is an interesting one. Blink and you will miss it.  Mentioned 3 times in the old testament and once in the new, but it is a tree of…


4 – Aquilaria agallochum / Aloes

This is an interesting one. Blink and you will miss it.  Mentioned 3 times in the old testament and once in the new, but it is a tree of…


3 – Amygdalus communis / Almond

Farming was the main occupation in ancient times after creation. Due to famine, Jacob and his whole family moved to Egypt, to escape it,…


2 – Acacia raddiana (Shittah from Original Hebrew) / Red Acacia

The famous Irish comic Frank Carson’s punch line was it’s a cracker sums this one up.  However, when first mentioned in scriptures the wood…


1 – Abies cilicica / Cilician Fir

Cilician Fir now a world endangered species. It grows in the mountains of Northern Syria, Lebanon, and Southern Turkey.