Botanical Gardens

“I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.”

“I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.”

“He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.”

“For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.”