Trees of the Bible Part 1: The Branch of Jesse

Recently, I was reading an article that stated that trees were the most mentioned living creature in the Bible after humans. Doing some digging myself by looking up the words tree, forest, wood, branch, bough, oak, cedar, palm, and including items made from wood such as rod, staff, and cross, I found over 800 references to trees in the Bible. Trees are often used as a symbol of all plant-life. It is easy to see why when we stand outside and look at the magnificent trees standing tall and...