{"id":10275,"date":"2007-06-07T09:53:17","date_gmt":"2007-06-07T14:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=10275"},"modified":"2019-09-21T20:23:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T01:23:22","slug":"does-the-sycamore-tree-still-have-fruit-today-as-it-did-in-biblical-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/does-the-sycamore-tree-still-have-fruit-today-as-it-did-in-biblical-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the sycamore tree still have fruit today as it did in biblical times?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t

Question:<\/h2>\n

Does the sycamore tree still have fruit today as it did in biblical times?<\/p>\n\t

Answer:<\/h2>\n

There are actually several plants know as sycamore in today’s world.<\/p>\n

\"\"In the middle east region, where most of the Bible takes place, sycamore is a type of fig. Its formal name today is ficus sycomorus<\/em>. They have existed in Northern Africa and in the Middle East for many thousands of years. As a result, some of these trees are very large. The more common name for the tree is a sycamore fig, sycomore fig, or a fig mulberry.<\/p>\n

\"\"The trees do produce fruits, like other figs, but they tend to be small. Yet they are still edible and the tree is cultivated for its fruit.<\/p>\n

The sycamore fig is mentioned in I Chronicles 27:28; Psalm 78:47; Amos 7:14; and Luke 19:4. The Hebrew name for the tree is\u00a0shaqam<\/em>\u00a0and its Greek name is\u00a0sukomoraia<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In England, sycamore is a type of maple tree (acer pseudoplatanus<\/em>). In America, the sycamore is a type of plane tree (platanus occidentalis<\/em>). Both of these trees produce seed, but not fruit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Question: Does the sycamore tree still have fruit today as it did in biblical times? Answer: There are actually several plants know as sycamore in today’s world. In the middle east region, where most of the Bible takes place, sycamore is a type of fig. Its formal name today is ficus sycomorus. 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