Fir Tree. Probably the Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis), which is almost as large as the cedar, is now found on Lebanon, and was formerly doubtless abundant through Palestine. Hosea 14:8. Sometimes the cypress and juniper may have been included under this name, as well as other pines found here.
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