Olive
זַיִת (zayit)
FRUIT
Plant food — the dietary laws of Leviticus 11 concern animals
Would you eat it?
Mentioned in 49 verses (KJV)
FruitOne of the seven species
Description
The olive tree grows slowly and lives for centuries, which made a mature olive grove a family’s long-term inheritance rather than a season’s crop. Its fruit was pressed for oil used in cooking, lamps, and anointing — one tree serving kitchen, sanctuary, and throne room alike.
Key verses
“A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;”
Deuteronomy 8:8
“But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.”
Psalms 52:8
Symbolism
The righteous flourishing in God’s presence — ‘I am like a green olive tree in the house of God’ (Psalms 52:8).
All 49 referencesshow
- 1 Chronicles 27:28
- 1 Kings 6:23
- 1 Kings 6:31
- 1 Kings 6:32
- 1 Kings 6:33
- 2 Kings 18:32
- Amos 4:9
- Deuteronomy 6:11
- Deuteronomy 8:8
- Deuteronomy 24:20
- Deuteronomy 28:40
- Exodus 23:11
- Exodus 27:20
- Exodus 30:24
- Genesis 8:11
- Habakkuk 3:17
- Haggai 2:19
- Hosea 14:6
- Isaiah 17:6
- Isaiah 24:13
- James 3:12
- Jeremiah 11:16
- Job 15:33
- John 8:1
- Judges 9:8
- Judges 9:9
- Judges 15:5
- Leviticus 24:2
- Luke 19:29
- Luke 19:37
- Luke 21:37
- Luke 22:39
- Mark 11:1
- Mark 13:3
- Mark 14:26
- Matthew 21:1
- Matthew 24:3
- Matthew 26:30
- Micah 6:15
- Nehemiah 8:15
- Psalms 52:8
- Psalms 128:3
- Revelation 11:4
- Romans 11:17
- Romans 11:24
- Zechariah 4:3
- Zechariah 4:11
- Zechariah 4:12
- Zechariah 14:4