The Cedar Tree in Antiquity: Building Material, Cultural Pride, and Spiritual Symbolism

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  1. 2. Complete the following verse of the psalm: “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree, they shall grow like a ....... in Lebanon.”
  2. 4. I am a French poet and politician. I visited the East in the 19th century. There, I was astonished by the beauty of a cedar tree where I used to sit. The tree bears my name until today. My name is …………..
  3. 6. Pharaoh Sneferu who built the pyramids of Dashjur and Meidum imported 40 shiploads of cedar timber from the Lebanese mountains to build doors and …………
  4. 7. The country that chose to put the cedar tree as the emblem of its national flag is ........
  5. 8. I am the only part of the Bible where the cedars tree are mentioned. I am the ......... ................
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  1. 1. I am the famous Jewish king who built the temple of Jerusalem with cedar timber. My name is ......
  2. 2. The scientific latin name of the cedar tree is ....... ..........
  3. 3. Scientists have discovered that in the mummification process, the Egyptians used oil and ……..….extracted from cedar trees.
  4. 5. I am a hero. I left my land with my companion Enkidu with whom I dared to enter the dwelling place of the gods and cut its trees. My name is.......