- Tracts of land covered with trees Isa 44:14
- Underbrush often in Isa 9:18
- Infested by wild beasts Ps 50:10; 104:20; Isa 56:9; Jer 5:6; Mic 5:8
- Abounded with wild honey 1Sa 14:25,26
- Often afforded pasture Mic 7:14
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Bashan Isa 2:13; Eze 27:6; Zec 11:2
- Hareth 1Sa 22:5
- Ephraim 2Sa 18:6,8
- Lebanon 1Ki 7:2; 10:17
- Carmel 2Ki 19:23; Isa 37:24
- Arabian Isa 21:13
- The south Eze 20:46,47
- The king's Ne 2:8
- Supplied timber for building 1Ki 5:6-8
- Were places of refuge 1Sa 22:5; 23:16
- Jotham built towers, &c, in 2Ch 27:4
- The power of God extends over Ps 29:9
- Called on to rejoice at God's mercy Isa 44:23
- Often destroyed by enemies 2Ki 19:23; Isa 37:24; Jer 46:23
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the unfruitful world Isa 32:19
- (A fruitful field turned into,) of the Jews rejected by God Isa 29:17; 32:15
- (Destroyed by fire,) of destruction of the wicked Isa 9:18; 10:17,18; Jer 21:14
The New Topical Text Book
Forests
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.