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“Solomon’s Garden: The Biblical Roots of Holy Land Flora” presented at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Sept. 14, 2014.

THE LAND OF SOLOMON’S GARDEN 1. Acacia raddiana, southern Negev; possible source of wood for the Ark. Exodus 25:10-27:1,6 2. Outlook on ’s Mediterranean coastline at Rosh Hanikra near border. 3. Quercus caliprinos, Kermes oak, Galilee, 30 years protected from grazing, cutting. 4. Fishing fleet, Bay of Akko. 5. Arab market, Akko. 6. Tiberias, Lake Kinneret/Sea of Galilee, Golan. 7. Ein Kerem (spring of the vineyard); traditional birthplace of John the Baptist. 8. Pistacia atlantica, Atlantic terebinth, Negev Highlands. 9. Artemisia sieberi, white wormwood, and Helianthemum vesicarium, sun-rose, Negev. 10. Negev near Ramon Crater. 11. Emerging foliage of -regis uzzia, uzzia’s iris. 12. Iris in bloom. 13. Slopes of Dead Sea. 14. Slopes in bloom with poppies in a rainy year. 15. Extreme desert near Eilat. 16. “We remember the [water]melons…” Nu. 11:5 THE SEVEN SPECIES: FLORAL SYMBOL OF ISRAEL’S FAITH 17. 18. Barley 19. Grapes 20. Mosaic in Or Torah Synagogue, Israel, Scouts carrying grape cluster on a staff. Nu. 13:23. 21. Figs. “And they sewed together fig leaves and made themselves loincloths.” Gen. 3:6-7. 22. Close, ripening figs and leaf. 23. Pomegranate in bloom. 24. Whole and split many-seeded fruit. 25. Restored terraced land with trees, Ein Kerem. 26. Olive tree silhouette outside Garden of Gethsemane. 27. Olive branch with light-bearing leaves and fruit. “Like Israel, a light to the world.” Midrash 28. , Tel-Aviv market. 29. Date palm with fruit. 30. THE FOUR SPECIES OF SUKKOT: A Sacred Bouquet TEACHING TORAH IN THE FIELD 31. Eryngium creticum, sweet state: “See this bitter herb whose beginning is sweet . . . 32. Lactuca serriola at Passover: “whose end is bitter-thus were the Egyptians.” Talmud 33. Centaurea iberica, maror, last stage, summer. “…and eat it with bitter herbs.” Exodus 12:8 34. “From the cedar that grows in Lebanon… Shouf Reserve, Lebanon. 35. “to the hyssop that grows in the wall.” Capparis zoharyi growing in the Western Wall. 36. Open flower, bees making a beeline to collect pollen grains at dusk. 37. “… [of rock]. I Kings 5:13. Origanum dayi, Negev Highlands. 38. True hyssop, Majorana syriaca, leaves and flowers. 39. Blue hyssop, Lavandula stoechas (French, Spanish lavender), growing between rocks. 40. Flowers blooming at Neot Kedumim, Israel’s Biblical Landscape Reserve. 41. Tea hyssop, Micromeria fruticosa, Gardner Farm, Cape Breton. 42. Ephraim & Hannah Hareuveni, founders of the new Biblical Botany. 43. Nogah Hareuveni, founder Neot Kedumim. 44. Salvia hierosolymitana, sage, Hill of the Menorah, Neot Kedumim. 45. Salvia palaestina, land-of-Israel-sage, 46. Pressed. “He made the lampstand…with three branches from one side…and three branches from the other…” Exodus 37:18 THE SEASON IN BLOOM Oct.-May: “The winter is passed…the blossoms appear in the land.” 2:11. Prayer for rain, Sukkot-Passover; Prayer for dew Passover-Sukkot. 47. clusiana, harbinger of first winter rains, Oct.-Nov. 48. . 49. Narcissus tazetta in Golan wetland. 50. Close. 51. Scolymus maculatus, golden thistle. 52. “Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.” Song of Songs 2:2 53. Almond tree in bloom, harbinger of spring bloom, symbol of diligence. Jeremiah 1:11 54. With wild lupines, Lupinus pilosus, Jerusalem Botanical Garden. 55. Aaron’s blooming rod. Numbers 17:23 56. near . 57. Iris haynei, Gilboa iris. Flowers of the field: “All flesh is like grass, its goodness like the flowers of the field…but the word of our God stands forever.” 40:6, 8; I Peter 1:24-25. 58. Annual carpet with Adonis and Anthemis sp. (chamomile), near . 59. First of the reds: Anemone coronaria, near Gaza. 60. In the Negev. White flowers, from nutrients of harvesting ants. 61. Tulipa agenensis. “I am a rose of Sharon.” Song of Songs 2:1. 62. Among rocks. 63. Ranunculus asiaticus, red buttercup, near Beer Sheva. 64. Last of the reds: Papaver subpiriforme, red poppy, Galilee. 65. Lily motif of the Jewish nation on ancient coin 350-332 BC. “I will be as dew unto Israel 66. that it may blossom like the lily.” Lilium candidum, May. 67. Lily motif on 5th century remnant Negev Byzantine church stone relief, Israel Museum. ************************ If you would like to arrange for a lecture on gardening or Biblical topics, please visit my website for information: www.joanngardnerbooks.com. All of our gardening books as well as our easy-to-grow flower seeds and dried herb mixes are available by mail (description on request). The following books are postpaid: GARDENS OF USE & DELIGHT ($30.00); LIVING WITH HERBS ($18.00); HERBS IN BLOOM ($25.00); THE OLD-FASHIONED FRUIT GARDEN ($17.00); ELEGANT SILVERS ($35.00), and SEEDS OF TRANSCENDENCE: Understanding the Through ($50.00 hardcover; $30.00 softcover), from which this presentation was drawn.