Members RSS Robot Posted May 22, 2018 Members Share Posted May 22, 2018 The following is from the new book Jews in Fighter Jets: Israel Past, Present, and Future , available from Way of Life Literature in print and eBook editions. In ancient times, the land of Israel was heavily forested. The Bible is a clear witness to this. In Joshua’s day, the hills in Israel’s heartland (the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh) were called “the wood country” because of the forests (Joshua 17:15, 18). Absalom was killed in the forest of Ephraim (2 Sa. 18:6, 8). Apparently it was an oak forest, because his head was caught in the branches of a “great oak” (2 Sa. 18:9). The Gibeonites were made hewers of wood for the tribes of Israel, which would indicate that there were plenty of trees (Joshua 9:21, 23, 27). There was a forest east of Bethel in Bethaven (1 Sa. 14:25). There was a forest in ... Read More View the full article swathdiver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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