Thought for the Day 5/18/2012
The Palm Tree The tall stately palm, with its straight, uniform trunk rising up to a 100 ft. and cresting with a plume of long feathery fronds, makes a graceful silhouette of unique beauty. Girls of Bible times must have been pleased to receive the name “Tamar” as did Judah’s daughter-in-law, Absalom’s sister, and also his daughter, who was described as “a woman most beautiful in appearance”. 2 Samuel 14:27 The Shulammite maiden’s stature was likened to that of a palm tree and her breasts to its clusters. (Song of Solomon 7:7,8) Palms are associated with oases and are a welcomed sight to desert travelers. The long taproot of the palm enables it to reach down to water sources not available to many plants and thus thrive amid desert conditions. In Bible times palms flourished on the coast of the Sea of Galilee as well as along the lower reaches of the hot Jordan Valley and were particularly abundant around Engedi. Jerich...