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unusual facts about Terebinth


Terebinth

Pistacia terebinthus of more westerly parts of the Mediterranean basin


Similar

Pistacia palaestina

At least a few references occur in Judges; Ch 4 (in reference to Heber, the Kenite, of the children of Hobab), Ch 6 (in reference to an angel of the Lord who came to visit Gideon--most versions use 'oak'), and Ch 9 (in reference to the crowning of Abimelech, by the terebinth of the pillar that was in Shechem—again most versions use 'oak').

Pistacia terebinthus

In the eastern shores of the Mediterranean sea - Syria, Lebanon and Israel - a similar species, Pistacia palaestina, fills the same ecological niche as this species and is also known as terebinth.

Turpentine tree

Pistacia terebinthus (Terebinth), native to the Mediterranean region and also the Canary Islands


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