I was reading my daily devotion from Ann Spangler in my email. She quoted Gen. 21:33, "Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba...". Then I went to John Gill to read his comments, "thinks it may be the tree in Arabic they call ethel and is like a tamarisk in general, any large tree."
Then, that reminded me of the 'old-timey' names from my childhood.
My grandmother had a sister named ETHEL and her own name was MYRTLE, another type of tree. I thought, also, of other family/friend names from nature. Aunt Rose, cousin Pearl, a lady named Goldie...my sister, Sharon~~~we have a yard full of Rose of Sharon....and on it goes.
You don't hear those old names much anymore, unless the owner of the name is old too. Or recalls the old names...as I am doing.
Do a TREE search sometime and see the thousands of trees God has blessed us with on earth. I came to the SYCAMORE...it is a type of fig tree, often has a height of 50 ft., with an enormous trunk. The timber is of fair quality and was much valued in ancient times (1 Kings 10:27; 2 Chronicles 1:15; 9:27; Isaiah 9:10). Mummy cases and many of the best preserved wooden utensils of ancient Egyptian life are made of it.
Well, I could go on, but I'll let you do your own investigation. Saving more for another day.
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