Trees of the Bible (4): Fig Tree

The fig tree is the third tree mentioned by name in the Bible, after the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Adam and Eve used the leaves of the fig tree to try to make aprons for themselves to cover themselves after the Fall. Fig trees are mentioned as part of the prosperity of the Promised Land (Deut. 8:8). In Judges, one of the judges uses the fig tree as part of a parable where the trees go to the olive tree, fig tree, and grapevine to make them king over all the...