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The term "woodland" refers to areas covered with trees and shrubs, which were less dense than forests but more substantial than open fields. These areas were essential for providing resources such as timber, fuel, and food, and they also held spiritual and symbolic meanings in the biblical narrative.<br><br><b>Biblical References and Symbolism</b><br><br>Woodlands are mentioned in various contexts throughout the Bible. They often symbolize places of refuge, growth, and divine provision. In the Old Testament, woodlands were sometimes associated with places of hiding or retreat. For example, David sought refuge in the forests of Hereth when fleeing from King Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/22-5.htm">1 Samuel 22:5</a>). The woodlands provided cover and sustenance for those in need of protection.<br><br>The prophet Isaiah uses the imagery of woodlands to convey messages of hope and restoration. In <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a>, the transformation of the wilderness into a fertile field is described: "until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest." This passage highlights the abundance and renewal that come from God's blessing.<br><br>Woodlands also appear in the context of judgment and destruction. In <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Isaiah 10:18-19</a>, the Assyrian army is likened to a forest that will be consumed by fire: "The splendor of his forest and his fertile fields it will completely destroy, as when a sick man wastes away. And the remaining trees of his forests will be so few that a child could write them down." Here, the woodland serves as a metaphor for the might and eventual downfall of a powerful nation.<br><br><b>Practical Uses</b><br><br>In ancient Israel, woodlands were vital for their practical uses. Timber from trees such as cedar, oak, and sycamore was used in construction, including the building of the Temple in Jerusalem. Solomon's Temple, renowned for its grandeur, utilized cedar wood from Lebanon, as described in <a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a>: "Therefore, command that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My servants will join your servants, and I will pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say, for you know that not a man among us knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians."<br><br>Woodlands also provided fuel for cooking and heating, as well as habitats for wildlife that could be hunted for food. The presence of woodlands contributed to the agricultural and economic stability of the region.<br><br><b>Spiritual Lessons</b><br><br>The Bible often uses natural imagery, including woodlands, to teach spiritual lessons. The growth and flourishing of trees in a woodland can symbolize spiritual growth and prosperity. <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a> compares a righteous person to "a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does." This imagery emphasizes the importance of being rooted in God's Word and the resulting spiritual vitality.<br><br>In summary, woodlands in the Bible serve as rich symbols of refuge, judgment, and divine blessing. They were essential to the daily life of ancient Israel, providing resources and teaching spiritual truths through their natural beauty and utility.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) Land covered with wood or trees; forest; land on which trees are suffered to grow, either for fuel or timber.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) of or pertaining to woods or woodland; living in the forest; sylvan.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3293a.htm"><span class="l">3293a. yaar -- wood, forest, thicket</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from an unused word Definition wood, forest, thicket NASB Word Usage<br> forest (51), forests (2), Jaar (1), thickets (1), <b>woodland</b> (1), woods (2). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3293a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/lorenz/the_otterbein_hymnal/521_woodland_c_m.htm"><span class="l"><b>Woodland</b>. CM</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 521 <b>Woodland</b>. CM. Heaven's Joys. (1121) There is an hour of peaceful rest To<br> mourning wand'rers giv'n; There is a joy for souls distressed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/521 woodland c m.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_xi_the_northern_mountains.htm"><span class="l">The Northern Mountains</span></a> <br><b>...</b> even in the temperate zone, the Mont Ventoux and other hills in Provence are sliding<br> now, since they have been rashly cleared of their primeval coat of <b>woodland</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter xi the northern mountains.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bertrand/saint_augustin/i_an_african_free-town_subject.htm"><span class="l">I an African Free-Town Subject to Rome</span></a> <br><b>...</b> To the east and west, wide stretches of <b>woodland</b>, rounded hill-summits, streams<br> and torrents which pour through the valleys and glens"there you have Thagaste <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bertrand/saint augustin/i an african free-town subject.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/andromeda_and_other_poems/the_legend_of_la_brea.htm"><span class="l">The Legend of La Brea {331A}</span></a> <br><b>...</b> '"Fish I sent you, sent you turtle, Chip-chip, {335e} conch, flamingo red, <b>Woodland</b><br> paui, {335f} horned screamer, {335g} And blue ramier {335h} overhead. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the legend of la brea.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_cxxxii.htm"><span class="l">Psalm CXXXII.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Scriptures. If therefore Ephrata meaneth a mirror, that house which was<br> found in the <b>woodland</b> plains, was heard of in a mirror. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxxii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/manning/the_hymns_of_wesley_and_watts_five_papers/hymns_for_the_use_of.htm"><span class="l">Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Away to the west stretches the chess-board of variegated <b>woodland</b>, meadows, and<br> ploughed fields till it rises suddenly on a far horizon to that sharp ridge on <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../manning/the hymns of wesley and watts five papers/hymns for the use of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/on_the_incarnation_of_the_word/chapter_6_refutation_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Refutation of the Jews</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Like <b>woodland</b> valleys they give shade, and like parks by rivers, like tents<br> which the Lord has pitched, like cedar-trees by streams. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../athanasius/on the incarnation of the word/chapter 6 refutation of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kleiser/fifteen_thousand_useful_phrases/section_iii_felicitous_phrases.htm"><span class="l">Felicitous Phrases</span></a> <br><b>...</b> aggressive, envious, and arrogant. agreeable, engaging, and delightful. air, <b>woodland</b>,<br> and water. alarmed, anxious, and uneasy. alert, hopeful, and practical. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kleiser/fifteen thousand useful phrases/section iii felicitous phrases.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jackson/the_message_and_the_man/chapter_iv_individuality.htm"><span class="l">Individuality.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> taste or feel it. It is like the discovery of a new flower in the <b>woodland</b>,<br> of a new star in the constellation! "It's no a'thegither <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jackson/the message and the man/chapter iv individuality.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/the_life_of_david/xi_the_kingcontinued.htm"><span class="l">The King --Continued.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> choir and orchestra (1 Chronicles 15., and then proceeded with representatives of<br> the whole nation to bring up the ark from its <b>woodland</b> hiding-place. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/the life of david/xi the kingcontinued.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/w/woodland.htm"><span class="l"><b>Woodland</b> (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (a.) of or pertaining to woods or <b>woodland</b>; living in the forest; sylvan.<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Woodland</b> (13 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/woodland.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/underfoot.htm"><span class="l">Underfoot (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your<br> daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the <b>woodland</b> in Lebanon went <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/underfoot.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thorn-tree.htm"><span class="l">Thorn-tree (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your<br> daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the <b>woodland</b> in Lebanon went <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thorn-tree.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/crushing.htm"><span class="l">Crushing (93 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your<br> daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the <b>woodland</b> in Lebanon went <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/crushing.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wooden.htm"><span class="l">Wooden (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wooden.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thorn.htm"><span class="l">Thorn (30 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your<br> daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the <b>woodland</b> in Lebanon went <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thorn.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/outskirts.htm"><span class="l">Outskirts (38 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). Joshua 17:18 For the hill-country of Gilead will be yours ... the<br><b>woodland</b> and cut down ... its outskirts will be yours ... <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/outskirts.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wooded.htm"><span class="l">Wooded (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Zion will become like a ploughed field, and Jerusalem will become a mass of broken<br> walls, and the mountain of the house like the high places of the <b>woodland</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wooded.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/war-carriages.htm"><span class="l">War-carriages (76 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). Joshua 17:18 For the hill-country of Gilead will be yours ... the<br><b>woodland</b> and cut down ... its outskirts will be yours ... <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/war-carriages.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/woodlands.htm"><span class="l">Woodlands (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/woodlands.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/woodland.htm">Woodland: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Woodland (13 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/17-18.htm">Joshua 17:18</a></span><br />For the hill-country of Gilead will be yours ... the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span> and cut down ... its outskirts will be yours ... get the Canaanites out, for they have iron war-carriages ... strong.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/22-5.htm">1 Samuel 22:5</a></span><br />And the prophet Gad said to David, Do not go on living in this place but go into the land of Judah. Then David went away and came to the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span> of Hereth.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/14-9.htm">2 Kings 14:9</a></span><br />And Jehoash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span> in Lebanon went by, crushing the thorn under his feet.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-18.htm">2 Chronicles 25:18</a></span><br />And Joash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span> in Lebanon went by, crushing the thorn under his feet.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalms 50:10</a></span><br />For every beast of the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span> is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Isaiah 17:9</a></span><br />In that day shall his strong cities be as the forsaken tract in the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span>, and the mountain-top which they forsook before the children of Israel; and there shall be desolation.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Jeremiah 4:29</a></span><br />All the land is in flight because of the noise of the horsemen and the bowmen; they have taken cover in the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span> and up on the rocks: every town has been given up, not a man is living in them.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Jeremiah 12:8</a></span><br />My heritage has become like a lion in the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span> to me; her voice has been loud against me; so I have hate for her. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a></span><br />Micah the Morashtite, who was a prophet in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, said to all the people of Judah, This is what the Lord of armies has said: Zion will become like a ploughed field, and Jerusalem will become a mass of broken walls, and the mountain of the house like the high places of the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Ezekiel 20:46</a></span><br />Son of man, let your face be turned to the south, let your words be dropped to the south, and be a prophet against the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span> of the South;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Ezekiel 20:47</a></span><br />And say to the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span> of the South, Give ear to the words of the Lord: this is what the Lord has said: See, I will have a fire lighted in you, for the destruction of every green tree in you and every dry tree: the flaming flame will not be put out, and all faces from the south to the north will be burned by it.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4</a></span><br />Will a lion give his loud cry in the <span class="boldtext">woodland</span> when no food is there? will the voice of the young lion be sounding from his hole if he has taken nothing? <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Micah 7:14</a></span><br />Keep your people safe with your rod, the flock of your heritage, living by themselves in the woods in the middle of Carmel: let them get their food in Bashan and Gilead as in the past.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/w/woodland.htm">Woodland</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/woodland.htm">Woodland (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wooded.htm">Wooded (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/woodoffering.htm">Woodoffering</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/buildings.htm">Buildings (28 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/clearing.htm">Clearing (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hauran.htm">Hauran (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/forest.htm">Forest (67 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wide.htm">Wide (206 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/addition.htm">Addition (112 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/galilee.htm">Galilee (73 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/w/wooden_yoke.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Wooden Yoke"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Wooden Yoke" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/w/woodlands.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Woodlands"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Woodlands" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>