Bay tree - Biblical Meaning of bay tree in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)

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Bay tree
named only in Ps. 37:35, Authorized Version. The Hebrew word so rendered is "ereh", which simply means "native born", i.e., a tree not transplanted, but growing on its native soil, and therefore luxuriantly. If the psalmist intended by this word to denote any particular tree, it may have been the evergreen bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), which is a native of Israel. Instead of "like a green bay tree" in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version has, "like a green tree in its native soil." Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'bay tree' Eastons Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.

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