according to “the Land of Israel”,chapter XXI, a journal of Travels in Palestine (1865) by Reverend Henry Baker Tristram * (1822 – 1906) … Read More Eshkol National Park An oasis in the Negev Desert… Read More Job 30:4 – Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom […]
Acanthus syriacus, Syrian Bear’s breech (Hebrew: Kotsitz Suri, ÷åöéõ ñåøé). Acanthus (the Greek and Latin name for the plant is connected with “ake,” a sharp point), a genus of plants belonging to the natural order Acanthaceae. The species are natives of the southern parts of Europe and the warmer parts of Asia and Africa. The […]
“And the two doors [of theTemple] were of cypress wood” (1 Kings 6:34) The Phoenicians who acted as intermediaries on the Cypress’ journey from the Himalayas carried with it the association of eternal life, at odds with the death association. They planted the tree in Cyprus from whence it or the island got its name. […]
In Israel the Urginea maritime grows in the Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, and Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon. They grow only in natural habitats. The Galilee have been devastated by fire and what was left were the charred trunks of pine trees and some remains of bushes. Amid […]
Job 30:4 – Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub. Althea derives from the Greek word ‘altho’ to cure’ and the family name Malvaceae is one of the many species of flowering plants that contains the genus Malva, the mallow genus, and its relatives, including the […]
Job 30:4 – Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub. Althea derives from the Greek word ‘altho’ to cure’ and the family name Malvaceae is one of the many species of flowering plants that contains the genus Malva, the mallow genus, and its relatives, including the […]
The winter solstice (from Latin sol (sun) + stet (standing) is the date of the shortest day, when the sun appears to be at its most southerly. Both hunter-gatherers and farming communities relied on stored food to see them through the long winters, for many cultures the return of the longer days meant that the […]
Ground pine, is a plant whose numbers have been severely reduced by changes to downland farming. It looks at first sight like a tiny pine tree with a reddish four-cornered, hairy and viscid stem and grows to no more than 20 cm high, often branching from the base, making it easily overlooked. The leaves are […]
Ground pine, is a plant whose numbers have been severely reduced by changes to downland farming. It looks at first sight like a tiny pine tree with a reddish four-cornered, hairy and viscid stem and grows to no more than 20 cm high, often branching from the base, making it easily overlooked. The leaves are […]
Job 30:4 – Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub. Althea derives from the Greek word ‘altho’ to cure’ and the family name Malvaceae is one of the many species of flowering plants that contains the genus Malva, the mallow genus, and its relatives, including the […]
Ground pine, is a plant whose numbers have been severely reduced by changes to downland farming. It looks at first sight like a tiny pine tree with a reddish four-cornered, hairy and viscid stem and grows to no more than 20 cm high, often branching from the base, making it easily overlooked. The leaves are […]
The myrtle, Myrtus communis, is a shrub with evergreen leaves. The small white flowers are produced in the middle of the summer. The fruit is a small, black berry, resembling a blueberry and is edible but seldom eaten. The entire plant contains a fragrant oil. In Hebrew myrtle is called “hadas” and is one of […]
