PART 1. Biblical man & his environment. Identification of biblical plants - The topography of the land - The sown land & the desert - Seasons & climate - Vegetal landscapes of biblical times - Agriculture in the Bible - Trade: the ancient ways - Plants in religion & worship - Plantlore & the arts -- PART 2. All the plants in the Bible. Fruit trees - Field crops & garden plants - Wild herbs - Forest trees & shrubs - Plants by rivers & marshes - Plants of the wilderness - Thorns & thistles - Flowers of the field - Drugs & spices, incense & perfume -- Glossary