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Tree of life
Stood also in the midst of the garden of Eden (Gen. 2:9; 3:22). Some writers have advanced the opinion that this tree had some secret virtue, which was fitted to preserve life. Probably the lesson conveyed was that life was to be sought by man, not in himself or in his own power, but from without, from Him who is emphatically the Life (John 1:4; 14:6). Wisdom is compared to the tree of life (Prov. 3:18). The “tree of life” spoken of in the Book of Revelation (Rev. 2:7; 22:2, 14) is an emblem of the joys of the celestial paradise.
In the Bible
11
Verses where Tree of life is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- Genesis 3:22
Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
- Genesis 3:24
So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
- Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
- Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
- Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
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Voices on Tree of life
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![The Three Trees: Tree of Life, Knowledge of Good and Evil, and the Cross. Genesis 2:8-9. [Sermon].](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e0r7ege5HLY/hqdefault.jpg)
![The Tree of Life. Revelation 22:1-5 [Sermon]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iMN6rHUVKwY/hqdefault.jpg)
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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