Tree of Life
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The Tree of Life is a sacred plant whose leaves and fruit possess healing virtues and whose oil is said to grant longevity and deathlessness. It appears in Hebrew texts as a source of life‑giving juice and is linked to similar mythic trees in Semitic and Iranian traditions.
When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Genesis, Proverbs, Ezekiel, and Revelation.
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Source passages
“Rev. xxii. 2 (virtually) of “trees of life,” whose leaves have a healing virtue… the oil that heals, i.e. the oil of life.”
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