Topical Bible: Pines

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Pines are evergreen trees belonging to the genus Pinus, known for their needle-like leaves and cones. While the Bible does not explicitly mention pines by name, they are often associated with the broader category of evergreen trees, which hold symbolic significance in Scripture. The evergreen nature of pines, retaining their foliage throughout the year, can symbolize eternal life, steadfastness, and resilience.

Biblical References and Symbolism

1. Isaiah 41:19 : "I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane tree, and the pine." This verse highlights God's promise to transform desolate places into flourishing landscapes. The mention of the pine tree, alongside other significant trees, underscores its role in the divine plan of restoration and abundance.

2. Isaiah 60:13 : "The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet." Here, the trees of Lebanon, including those akin to pines, are depicted as elements of beauty and splendor, contributing to the adornment of God's sanctuary. This reflects the use of fine and durable wood in the construction and decoration of sacred spaces.

3. Symbol of Strength and Endurance: Pines, with their ability to thrive in various climates and conditions, can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual strength and endurance. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast in their faith, much like the evergreen nature of pine trees that withstand the changing seasons.

4. Connection to Creation: The presence of pines and other trees in biblical texts often serves as a reminder of God's creative power and the beauty of His creation. Trees are frequently used in Scripture to illustrate the majesty and provision of God, as seen in passages like Psalm 104:16 : "The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted."

5. Eschatological Imagery: In prophetic literature, trees, including those similar to pines, are sometimes used to depict the eschatological hope of a renewed creation. The imagery of flourishing trees in a restored land points to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises and the establishment of His kingdom.

Cultural and Historical Context

In the ancient Near East, trees such as pines were valued for their wood, which was used in construction, shipbuilding, and crafting various items. The durability and aromatic qualities of pine wood made it a prized material. The biblical references to trees like the pine often draw on this cultural appreciation, using them as symbols of prosperity, divine blessing, and the enduring nature of God's covenant with His people.

Conclusion

While the Bible does not frequently mention pines specifically, the symbolic use of trees in Scripture provides rich theological insights. Pines, as part of the broader category of evergreen trees, serve as powerful symbols of life, strength, and the enduring promises of God. Through these images, believers are reminded of the steadfastness of God's love and the hope of eternal life in Him.
Strong's Hebrew
535. amal -- to be weak, languish
... NASB Word Usage decays (1), fade away (1), fades (1), fails (2), languish (1),
languished (1), languishes (2), languishing (1), pine away (1), pines away (2 ...
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Library
Jesus and his Brethren
... of Christ aches to manifest Himself to some of them, He wants to be known, He thirsts
to be known, He can only be loved as He is known, and He pines for love ...
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I an African Free-Town Subject to Rome
... To the Africans it offers a picture of those northern countries which they have
never seen, with its wooded mountains covered by pines and cork trees and ilex. ...
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Thus Far I have Made Answer About My Crimes, and Indeed in Defence ...
... Why, he has got neither father nor mother! He left them alive when he was a young
man, and, now that he is old, he pines for them when they are dead. ...
/.../1 thus far i have.htm
Augustin a Priest
... Every morning in awaking before the forest pines, glistening with the dews of the
morning, he might well say with a full heart: "My God, give me the grace to ...
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From the Close of the General Conference in 1796, to the ...
... "On my way," he says, "I felt as if I was out of prison. Hail ye solitary pines!
the jessamine, the red-bud, and the dog-wood! How charming in full bloom! ...
/.../chapter 3 from the close.htm
A Call to Holy Living
... to keep thy statutes." Even though we find that when we would do good evil is present
with us, yet our inmost soul longs after holiness, and pines to be ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 18 1872/a call to holy living.htm
The Road to Rome
... He came down through bare rocks, then through twisted mountain-pines, then through
green and lovely valleys, and so into the plains of northern Italy. ...
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A Word in the Prayer.
... She may be resting under the solemn pines of a silent cemetery, but, to this hour,
if anyone uses one of her favorite words, instantly the heart leaps in answer ...
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Patriotic Hymns.
... The ocean eagle soared from his nest by the white waves' foam, And the rocking
pines of the forest roared,"this was their welcome home! ...
/.../brown/the story of the hymns and tunes/chapter ix patriotic hymns.htm
Curiosity.
... It sadly languishes and pines in the grip of famine; and all this in the midst of
full and plenty, but this abundance contains no nutriment, it is made up of ...
/.../sainte-foi/serious hours of a young lady/chapter xvii curiosity.htm
Thesaurus
Pines (7 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Pines (7 Occurrences). 1 Samuel 2:5 Those who
were full have hired themselves out for bread. Those who ...
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Botany
... It would certainly appear probable that at the time of the arrival of the Hebrews
there were considerable forests of trees-oaks, terebinths, pines, etc.-over a ...
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Evergreen (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (a.) Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves
until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and ...
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Mountain (298 Occurrences)
... or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats ...
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Pineth (3 Occurrences)

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Pined (2 Occurrences)

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Cedar (61 Occurrences)
... all the Old Testament references the true cedar, Cedrus libani, but the name may
have been applied in a loose way to allied trees, such as junipers and pines. ...
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Gilead (130 Occurrences)
... Hawthorn, mastic and arbutus abound, while many a glen and slope is shady with
shaggy oak woods, and, in the higher reaches, with pines. ...
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Lebanon (66 Occurrences)
... Altogether this formation attains a thickness of 1,000 ft., and it is on its
exposed surfaces that the most of the Lebanon pines are found. ...
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Pines (7 Occurrences)
1 Samuel 2:5
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread. Those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. Yes, the barren has borne seven. She who has many children languishes.
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2 Kings 19:23
By your messengers you have defied the Lord, and have said,'With the multitude of my chariots, I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars, and its choice fir trees; and I will enter into his farthest lodging place, the forest of his fruitful field.
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Isaiah 33:9
The earth is sorrowing and wasting away; Lebanon is put to shame and has become waste; Sharon is like the Arabah; and in Bashan and Carmel the leaves are falling.
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Isaiah 37:24
You have sent your servants with evil words against the Lord, and have said, With all my war-carriages I have come up to the top of the mountains, to the inmost parts of Lebanon; and its tall cedars will be cut down, and the best trees of its woods: I will come up into his highest places, into his thick woods.
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Isaiah 41:19
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
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Jeremiah 15:9
She who has borne seven languishes; she has given up the spirit; her sun is gone down while it was yet day; she has been disappointed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, says Yahweh.
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Ezekiel 27:6
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made your oars; they have made your benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the islands of Kittim.
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