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Garden: Gardens in the East, as the Hebrew word indicates, are enclosures on the outskirts of towns, planted with various trees and shrubs. From the allusions in the Bible we learn that they were surrounded by hedges of thorn, Isa 5:5 or walls of stone. Pr 24:31 For further protection lodges, Isa 1:8; La 2:6 or watchtowers, Mr 12:1 were built in them, in which sat the keeper, Job 27:18 to drive away the wild beasts and robbers, as is the case to this day. The gardens of the Hebrews were planted with flowers and aromatic shrubs, So 6:2; 4:16 besides olives, fig trees, nuts or walnuts, So 6:12 pomegranates, and others for domestic use. Ex 23:11; Jer 29:5; Am 9:14 Gardens of herbs, or kitchen gardens, are mentioned in De 11:10 and 1Kin 21:2
The rose garden in Jerusalem, said to have been situated westward of the temple mount, it is remarkable as having been one of the few gardens which, from the time of the prophets, existed within the city walls. The retirement of gardens rendered them favorite places for devotion.
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