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Fir: Isa 14:8; Eze 27:5 etc. As the term "cedar" is in all probability applicable to more than one tree, so also "fir" in the Authorized Version represents probably one or other of the following trees: 1. Pinus sylvestris, or Scotch fir; 2. Larch; 3. Cupressus sempervirens, or cypress, all which are at this day found in the Lebanon. The wood of the fir was used for ship-building, Eze 27:5 for musical instruments, 2Sa 6:5 for beams and rafters of houses, 1Ki 5:8,10; 2Ch 2:8 It was a tall evergreen tree of vigorous growth. |
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