10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHRIST'S THORN»
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Christ's thorn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The Crucifixion of Jesus: A Forensic Inquiry
Professor of Botany at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, indicated that the
Christ's thorn is a northern Mediterranean species found on the southern border
of Israel and to some extent in Samaria, but that it is not found today in Jerusalem
or ...
Frederick T. Zugibe, 2005
2
The Crucifixion of Jesus, Completely Revised and Expanded: A ...
Professor of Botany at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, indicated that the
Christ's thorn is a northern Mediterranean species found on the southern border
of Israel and to some extent in Samaria, but that it is not found today in Jerusalem
or ...
Frederick T. Zugibe, 2005
Genus II. Paliurus. Christ's Thorn. Pentandria Trigynia. Of this genus we have
only one hardy species, viz., (P. aculeatus,) or Christ's Thorn, (P. A. virgatus, of
Don J a twiggy Christ's Thorn, we consider only a variation of (P. aculeatus, of
Lam.
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Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible
CommoN Names (CHrist's tHorN): Christ's-thorn (Eng.; USN); Farah Joli (Tur.;
GEP); Paliure (Sp.; VAD); Samur (Arab.; Syria; GEP); Nscn. aCtivities (CHrist's
tHorN): Anticathartic (f; FP2); Antiinflammatory (f; JLH); Astringent (f; FP2);
Diuretic (f; ...
5
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, ...
Origins: From paliouros, the ancient Greek name for Paliurus spina- christi Mill.,
Christ's thorn, or the great jujube, Ziziphus spina-christi, Latin paliurus for a plant,
Christ's-thorn (Plinius), paliuraeus "covered with Christ's-thorn" (Plin- ius); see ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
6
Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum: or, The trees and ...
Z. albens Roxb., Agretlii ScMuIt., Ktporiteru& Schult., capensis, Jujuba Lamb. (
flhamnus Jujuba L.) II. PALIITRUS L. A . 528 Christ's Thorn. Paliure, Porte-
chapcau, Fr. 1. aculeatus Lam. A Asia pi. 66, 67. fig. 195. 527 The prickly Christ's
Thorn.
John Claudius Loudon, 1844
7
Encyclopfdia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult ...
CHRIST'S THORN— To take a piece of songosongo (the plant Christ's thorn) into
a town, will cause hail (Madagascar.) Christ's thorn is a Palestine shrub of the
buckthorn family, with long and sharp thorns; it is so called from a belief that ...
Cora Linn Daniels, C. M. Stevans, 2003
33 CHRIST'S THORN Considerable legendary interest attaches to the tree
Paliurus aculeatus, commonly called the Paliurus or Christ's Thorn, because, as
the plant was believed to grow in Judaea (at the time of the crucifixion of our
Saviour) ...
Francis George Heath, 2012
9
A Classification of Palaearctic Habitats
... lilac chasm thickets 31.8B325 Apuseni Syringa josikaea thickets 31.8B33
Moesian Christ's thorn brush 31.8B4 Aegean deciduous thickets 31.8B5 Eastern
Mediterranean deciduous thickets 31.8B6 Mediterraneo-Euxinian deciduous
thickets ...
Pierre Devilliers, Jean Devilliers-Terschuren, 1996
10
Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and ...
528 Christ's Thorn. Palhtre, Portt-chapcau, Fr. 1. aculeatus ham. A Asia pi. 66, 67.
fig. 195. 527 The prickly Christ's Thorn. P. pitasus Dum. P. austrdlis Gzertn. P.
vulgaris D. Don. Mhdmnus Valiums L. Zizyphus Valiums Willd. Christ's Thorn, or ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1838
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHRIST'S THORN»
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Christ's thorn is used in the context of the following news items.
Why Manuka, the Famed Honey, is a Taste of Money
... a country famed across the Middle East for its honey, which is made from the flowers of the sidr tree, aka Christ's thorn, the jujube or the lote. «NDTV, Jun 15»
Qur'anic Garden in Qatar set for 2015 completion
Plants in the garden include aloe, wild ginger, safflower, wheat, henna, tamarisk, Christ's thorn, grapes, fig and pomegranates. «Construction Week Online, Apr 14»
8 types of delicious raw honey from Yemen
The Sidr tree, also known as Christ's Thorn or the Jujube tree, has featured prominently in the Middle East region – the Pharaohs even used its ... «Green Prophet, Feb 14»
Scent & Sensibility: The Passion Flower
In Spain, it is known as espina de Cristo ("Christ's thorn"). Older Germanic names include Christus-Krone ("Christ's crown"), Christus-Strauss ... «Huffington Post, Jun 13»
Jerusalem Botanical Gardens: A journey to the center of the world
Later known as Christ's Thorn in connection with the crucifixion, its vicious needles stick out from the twigs at ninety degrees, which is as near ... «Haaretz, May 13»
Literatus: Passion in the flower
In Spain alone the flower has been called in another name: Espina de Cristo (or “Christ's Thorn”). Older Germanic communities had their own ... «Sun.Star, Apr 13»
Jebel Hafeet to be monitored by EAD
The mountain's largest wadi, Wadi Tarabat, is alone home to around 95 species of plants, including Christ's thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi) which ... «Khaleej Times, Apr 12»
Discovering Abu Dhabi's Sir Bani Yas
... early-morning breeze scatters dust through ranks of sand gazelles grazing among rows of frankincense, Arabic gum and Christ's thorn trees. «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 12»
Nature and Heritage Conservation Week begins
... Cocculus pendulus (Autumn crocus), Ziziphus spina-christi (Christ's thorn jujube), Acacia tortilis (Umbrella thorn acacia) and Acacia raddiana ... «Jerusalem Post, Mar 12»
Afforestation in Israel
Isolated pistachio (Pistacia atlantica) and Christ's thorn desert (Zizyphus spina-christi) are representative of the vegetation natural of the ... «Jerusalem Post, Nov 11»
