tree of life
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noun
1.
a tree in the Garden of Eden that yielded food giving everlasting life. Gen 2:9; 3:22.
2.
a tree in the heavenly Jerusalem with leaves for the healing of the nations. Rev. 22:2.
3.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English
1350–1400; Middle English
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| tree of life | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Old Testament a tree in the Garden of Eden, the fruit of which had the power of conferring eternal life (Genesis 2:9; 3:22) |
| 2. | New Testament a tree in the heavenly Jerusalem, for the healing of the nations (Revelation 22:2) |
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Tree of life
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Easton
Bible Dictionary
Tree of life definition
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.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
The family tree of life has a newly discovered branch.
So the tree of life is adding a lot of detail, and it's also getting a time line.
The former means that the world's databases are filling up with genes from every part of the tree of life.
Yet little has been known about the evolution of this early branch in the animal tree of life.
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