tamarisk trees in the Bible
Hebrew: אֵשֶׁל —transliteration: eshel (pronounced ay'-shel) —meaning: a tamarisk tree
At least seven species of this tree are found in Israel.
It is a “very graceful tree, with long feathery branches and tufts closely clad with the minutest of leaves, and surmounted in spring with spikes of beautiful pink blossoms, which seem to envelop the whole tree in one gauzy sheet of color.” —Henry Baker Tristram, The Natural History of the Bible
This tree is mentioned in the following verses.
Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God. —Genesis 21:33 NKJV
When Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered—now Saul was staying in Gibeah under a tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants standing about him —1 Samuel 22:6 NKJV
Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. —1 Samuel 31:13 NKJV
More information
- Who is Abraham?
- Beersheba and Abraham’s well
- Trees of the Bible
- Who is King Saul?
- Who is David?
- Gibeah
- Ramah (Rama)
- Burial in the Bible
- BIBLICAL BURIAL SITES—Have the burial sites of any people in the Bible been found? Answer
- Names and Titles of God