Do you follow the Old Testament food laws?

Fig

תְּאֵנָה (te'enah)

FRUIT

Plant food — the dietary laws of Leviticus 11 concern animals

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Mentioned in 55 verses (KJV)

FruitOne of the seven species

Description

The first plant the Bible names by species, and the only tree Jesus ever cursed. Figs were eaten fresh, dried into cakes for travel, and pressed into poultices for healing.

Key verses

  • “And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.”

    Genesis 3:7

  • “But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.”

    Micah 4:4

Symbolism

Peace and security — ‘every man under his vine and under his fig tree’ (Micah 4:4).

Fun fact

Fig leaves were also the Bible’s first clothing (Genesis 3:7).

All 55 referencesshow
  • 1 Chronicles 12:40
  • 1 Kings 4:25
  • 1 Samuel 25:18
  • 1 Samuel 30:12
  • 2 Kings 18:31
  • 2 Kings 20:7
  • Amos 4:9
  • Deuteronomy 8:8
  • Genesis 3:7
  • Habakkuk 3:17
  • Haggai 2:19
  • Hosea 2:12
  • Hosea 9:10
  • Isaiah 34:4
  • Isaiah 36:16
  • Isaiah 38:21
  • James 3:12
  • Jeremiah 5:17
  • Jeremiah 8:13
  • Jeremiah 24:1
  • Jeremiah 24:2
  • Jeremiah 24:3
  • Jeremiah 24:5
  • Jeremiah 24:8
  • Jeremiah 29:17
  • Joel 1:7
  • Joel 1:12
  • Joel 2:22
  • John 1:48
  • John 1:50
  • Judges 9:10
  • Judges 9:11
  • Luke 6:44
  • Luke 13:6
  • Luke 13:7
  • Luke 21:29
  • Mark 11:13
  • Mark 11:20
  • Mark 11:21
  • Mark 13:28
  • Matthew 7:16
  • Matthew 21:19
  • Matthew 21:20
  • Matthew 21:21
  • Matthew 24:32
  • Micah 4:4
  • Nahum 3:12
  • Nehemiah 13:15
  • Numbers 13:23
  • Numbers 20:5
  • Proverbs 27:18
  • Psalms 105:33
  • Revelation 6:13
  • Song of Solomon 2:13
  • Zechariah 3:10

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