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Author Zohary, Michael, 1898-1983.

Title Plants of the Bible : a complete handbook to all the plants with 200 full-color plates taken in the natural habitat / Michael Zohary
Published London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982

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 W'PONDS  220.8582 Zoh  AVAILABLE
Description 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Contents 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
Analysis Ancient Palestine Plants mentioned in Bible
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 211-[212]
Subject Botany -- Biblical teaching.
Nature -- Biblical teaching.
Plants in the Bible.
LC no. 82004535
ISBN 0521249260