Flowers In The Bible And Their Meaning

This flower is displayed in many churches and in homes of christians during easter holiday because it is believed that white lilies appeared where drops of blood fell from christ s body after the crucifixion.

Their beauty is often alluded to cant 2 12. The underlying hebrew word is 5070 nid dah and it is variously translated as the days of her separation the time of her separation an unclean thing filthiness and a menstruous woman. Flowers are a beautiful reminder of our glorious god. For as is known trees and plants blossom before they bear fruit.

Flowers in the bible are symbols of delicate life and beauty. It has been calculated that in western syria and palestine from two thousand to two thousand five hundred plants are found of which about five hundred probably are british wild flowers. The white lily also known as the easter lily is considered to be a representation of christ s purity and divinity. Very few species of flowers are mentioned in the bible although they abounded in palestine.

The gospel can be seen in all of creation. In general biblical references to flowers use flowers as analogies or adjectival phrases to help the reader picture the textual concept that the scripture is communicating. The signification of flowers is the memory knowledges of truth. They are used to convey messages of god s comfort as well as messages of the perishable nature of man.