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The chestnut tree, known for its broad leaves and edible nuts, is often associated with strength and endurance due to its robust nature and long lifespan. In biblical times, trees held significant symbolic meaning, often representing life, prosperity, and divine blessing.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>While the Berean Standard Bible does not specifically mention the chestnut tree, other translations, such as the King James Version, refer to it in <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Genesis 30:37</a>: "And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods." In this context, the chestnut tree is part of the narrative involving Jacob's strategic breeding of livestock, showcasing his wisdom and resourcefulness.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Significance:</b><br><br>In biblical symbolism, trees often represent life, growth, and stability. The chestnut tree, with its sturdy trunk and expansive canopy, can be seen as a metaphor for resilience and protection. Its ability to produce nourishing nuts further underscores themes of provision and sustenance, reflecting God's care and provision for His people.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context:</b><br><br>The chestnut tree is native to regions around the Mediterranean and Asia Minor, areas that were part of the ancient Near Eastern world. Its presence in biblical narratives may reflect the agricultural practices and natural resources available to the people of that time. The use of chestnut wood, known for its durability, would have been valuable for construction and crafting, further emphasizing its importance in daily life.<br><br><b>Theological Reflections:</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, the mention of trees like the chestnut in Scripture invites reflection on God's creation and the natural order. Trees are often used in the Bible to illustrate spiritual truths, such as the righteous being "like a tree planted by streams of water" (<a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>). The chestnut tree, with its enduring nature, can serve as a reminder of the steadfastness and faithfulness that believers are called to embody.<br><br>In summary, while the chestnut tree is not explicitly mentioned in the Berean Standard Bible, its presence in other translations and its symbolic significance in biblical literature offer rich insights into the themes of strength, provision, and divine care.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Chestnut tree: (Hebrews 'armon; i.e., "naked"), mentioned in connection with Jacob's artifice regarding the cattle (<a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Genesis 30:37</a>). It is one of the trees of which, because of its strength and beauty, the Assyrian empire is likened (<a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezek. 31:8</a>; R.V., "plane trees"). It is probably the Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) that is intended. It is a characteristic of this tree that it annually sheds its outer bark, becomes "naked." The chestnut tree proper is not a native of Palestine. <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesca) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A bright brown color, like that of the nut.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) The horse chestnut (often so used in England).<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) An old joke or story.<p>7. (<I>a.</I>) of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">CHESTNUT, TREE</span><p>ches'-nut.<br><br>See <a href="../p/plane.htm">PLANE TREE</a>.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6196.htm"><span class="l">6196. armon -- plane tree</span></a><br><b>...</b> <b>chestnut</b> tree. Probably from aram; the plane tree (from its smooth and shed bark) --<br> <b>chestnut</b> tree. see HEBREW aram. 6195, 6196. armon. 6197 . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6196.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_v_a_letter_from.htm"><span class="l">A Letter from a West Indian Cottage Ornee</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and a low green tree just like an apple, which is a Guava; and a tall stick, thirty<br> feet high, with a flat top of gigantic curly horse-<b>chestnut</b> leaves, which <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter v a letter from.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bonar/gods_way_of_peace/title_page.htm"><span class="l">God's Way of Peace</span></a> <br><b>...</b> BY: HORATIUS BONAR, DD. "To him that worketh not, but believeth." Rom. iv.5.<br> PRESBYTERIAN PUBLICATION COMMITTEE. 1334 <b>CHESTNUT</b> STREET. PHILADELPHIA, PA. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bonar/gods way of peace/title page.htm</font><p><a href="/library/trotter/parables_of_the_cross/death_is_the_gate_of.htm"><span class="l">Death is the Gate of Life</span></a> <br><b>...</b> In many cases, as in the <b>chestnut</b>, before a single old leaf has faded, next year's<br> buds may be seen, at the summit of branch and twig, formed into its very <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/trotter/parables of the cross/death is the gate of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/yeardley/memoir_and_diary_of_john_yeardley_minister_of_the_gospel/title_page.htm"><span class="l">Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Diary of J. Yeardley.. PHILADELPHIA: HENRY LONGSTRETH, 1336 <b>CHESTNUT</b><br> STREET.1860. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. FROM JOHN YEARDLEY'S CONVERSION <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../memoir and diary of john yeardley minister of the gospel/title page.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bertrand/saint_augustin/i_the_last_smile_of.htm"><span class="l">The Last Smile of the Muse</span></a> <br><b>...</b> not in the least the lawns found in front of a large country house"lay before the<br> dwelling, which was protected from sun and wind by clumps of <b>chestnut</b> trees <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/i the last smile of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_vii_the_high_woods.htm"><span class="l">The High Woods</span></a> <br><b>...</b> above the eastern mountains, and it was just light enough to see overhead the great<br> flowers of the 'Bois chataigne,' {120c} among its horse-<b>chestnut</b>-like leaves <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter vii the high woods.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_xvi_a_provision_ground.htm"><span class="l">A Provision Ground</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A Star-apple; {311b} and that young thing which you may often see grown into a great<br> timber-tree, with leaves like a Spanish <b>chestnut</b>, is the Avocado, {311c} or <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter xvi a provision ground.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_vi_the_lady_miriam.htm"><span class="l">The Lady Miriam</span></a> <br><b>...</b> son. He had a plump figure with handsome curves, waving, <b>chestnut</b> hair<br> and a fair complexion. Nose and forehead were in line. The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter vi the lady miriam.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xl_the_first-born.htm"><span class="l">The First-Born</span></a> <br><b>...</b> In some one of the many windows that looked into the court another dragged at his<br> <b>chestnut</b> locks and execrated gods and men because of their hardness of heart. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xl the first-born.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xiii_the_coming_of.htm"><span class="l">The Coming of the Pharaoh</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Her eyes were gray, her hair was <b>chestnut</b>, her face very fair. Kenkenes recognized<br> her with a sudden warmth about his heart. The others were strangers to him. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xiii the coming of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/chestnut.htm"><span class="l"><b>Chestnut</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary <b>Chestnut</b> tree: (Hebrews 'armon; ie, "naked"), mentioned<br> in connection with Jacob's artifice regarding the cattle (Genesis 30:37). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chestnut.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/plane.htm"><span class="l">Plane (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> north. It usually sheds its outer bark, and hence its Hebrew name, which<br> means "naked." (see <b>CHESTNUT</b>.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/plane.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/chest.htm"><span class="l">Chest (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chest.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tree.htm"><span class="l">Tree (245 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> plan'-tre ('armon; platanos (Genesis 30:37), elate ("pine" or "fir") (Ezekiel<br> 31:8); the King James Version <b>chestnut</b>): `Armon is supposed to be derived from <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tree.htm - 75k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/green.htm"><span class="l">Green (72 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 30:37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and <b>chestnut</b><br> tree; and pilled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/green.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tola.htm"><span class="l">Tola (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>CHESTNUT</b>, TREE. ches'-nut. See PLANE TREE. LIFE, TREE OF. See TREE OF LIFE. TREE.<br> tre. See BOTANY. Multi-Version Concordance Tola (5 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tola.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dove.htm"><span class="l">Dove (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It has a small body, about ten inches in length, covered with bright<br><b>chestnut</b>-colored feathers, the neck dappled with dark, lustrous feathers. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dove.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/myrrh.htm"><span class="l">Myrrh (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> What was meant by this word is uncertain. It has been thought to be the <b>chestnut</b>,<br> mastich, stacte, balsam, turpentine, pistachio nut, or the lotus. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/myrrh.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pilled.htm"><span class="l">Pilled (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 30:37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and <b>chestnut</b><br> tree; and pilled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pilled.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bay.htm"><span class="l">Bay (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> native soil.". Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (a.) Reddish brown; of the color<br> of a <b>chestnut</b>; -- applied to the color of horses. 2. (n <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bay.htm - 12k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/chestnut.htm">Chestnut: 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">Chestnut (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Genesis 30:37</a></span><br />And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and <span class="boldtext">chestnut</span> tree; and pilled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.<br /><span class="source">(KJV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Ezekiel 31:8</a></span><br />The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the <span class="boldtext">chestnut</span> trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.<br /><span class="source">(KJV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/c/chestnut.htm">Chestnut</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/c/chestnut_tree.htm">Chestnut Tree</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/c/chestnut_tree--general_scriptures_concerning.htm">Chestnut Tree: General Scriptures Concerning</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/c/chestnut-tree.htm">Chestnut-Tree</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/plane.htm">Plane (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/chest.htm">Chest (15 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tree.htm">Tree (245 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/green.htm">Green (72 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tola.htm">Tola (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dove.htm">Dove (27 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/myrrh.htm">Myrrh (22 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pilled.htm">Pilled (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bay.htm">Bay (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bittern.htm">Bittern (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/chests.htm">Chests (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shama.htm">Shama (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hazel.htm">Hazel (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/chesnut.htm">Chesnut (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/c/chest_for_offerings.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Chest for Offerings"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Chest for Offerings" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/c/chestnut_tree.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Chestnut Tree"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Chestnut Tree" /></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'; 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