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His branches shall spread, and His beauty shall be as the olive tree"...(Hosea 14:6).
"Out of the ground, the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant for the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." Genesis 2:9" The Olive Tree has both a sentimental and religious significance to all nations and all religions. In the Old Testament, olive oil was used to anoint prophets and kings, and to light the lamps at the temple of Jerusalem, the house of God. For nourishment, healing, cleansing, lighting, and symbolic purposes, olive oil was important. Later in the New Testament, Jesus Christ was described as the "Anointed One" the Messiah, Christians were called Nozreem or Masseheen, which in Aramic and Arabic means anointed with olive oil. The olive tree was an intricate part of the life of Jesus. He would have worked its wood as a carpenter, eaten of its fruit for health and sustenance and experienced the scent of its anointing oil. Look into the grain of its wood and see the olive tree as Jesus did. In His Father's act of creation He presented such beauty for us all to enjoy. Every year the Holy Land olive trees are pruned so that they bear fruit an essential process which allows a new and healthier growth for the trees and to generate environmental stability. From the trimmings of the Holy Land olive trees the Bible Artists have created a range of products for you and your loved ones to enjoy. No Tree was damaged or destroyed in the process of harvesting the wood that is used to make our olive wood crafts.
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In 1988 the Church of the Nativity sent an olive wood rosary to his holiness as a gift and to ask His Holiness for help. To encourage the Christians artists of the Holy Land the Vatican sent back this picture of his holiness holding the very same olive wood rosary. Since that day the Holy Land olive wood rosaries became known to most Christians all over the world. All thanks due to his Holiness my God Bless his departed soul and grant him eternal happiness. Amen
His branches shall spread, and His beauty shall be as the olive tree"...(Hosea 14:6).
"Out of the ground, the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant for the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." Genesis 2:9" The Olive Tree has both a sentimental and religious significance to all nations and all religions. In the Old Testament, olive oil was used to anoint prophets and kings, and to light the lamps at the temple of Jerusalem, the house of God. For nourishment, healing, cleansing, lighting, and symbolic purposes, olive oil was important. Later in the New Testament, Jesus Christ was described as the "Anointed One" the Messiah, Christians were called Nozreem or Masseheen, which in Aramic and Arabic means anointed with olive oil. The olive tree was an intricate part of the life of Jesus. He would have worked its wood as a carpenter, eaten of its fruit for health and sustenance and experienced the scent of its anointing oil. Look into the grain of its wood and see the olive tree as Jesus did. In His Father's act of creation He presented such beauty for us all to enjoy. Every year the Holy Land olive trees are pruned so that they bear fruit an essential process which allows a new and healthier growth for the trees and to generate environmental stability. From the trimmings of the Holy Land olive trees the Bible Artists have created a range of products for you and your loved ones to enjoy. No Tree was damaged or destroyed in the process of harvesting the wood that is used to make our olive wood crafts. His Holiness was one of the biggest supports of the Christians in the Holy Land and the Vatican always encouraged and help the Christian artists through ordering the crafts they make or by organizing craft shows for them. Thus continuing the ancient Biblical heritage of the beautiful olive wood craft and the Christians presence in the Holy Land.
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