Color Christ's Thorn Plant

Christ's Thorn, branch  in  flower  and  a  separate 
flower; branch  in  fruit - the  fruit  has  a  broad  thin
  brim. Click on image to download the largest file size.

Description of Botanical Coloring Page: Bramble, Brier, Thistle, Thorn, are represented by nine Hebrew words in the Old Testament,  and  three  Greek  words  in  the  NewTestament.  Some  of  these  may  refer  to  particular plants ;  but  they  seem  rather to  be  general  terms applied  to  plants  that  may  have  no  connection with  each  other,  except  that  they  all  bear  spines. Such  plants  form  a  considerable  portion  of  the flora  of  Palestine.  The  most  frequent  of  them is  a  knapweed  with  great  spines  proceeding  from the  involucre  of  the  flower  (Centaurea calcitrapa).  Another  is  the  Christ's  thorn,  so  called because  it  is  traditionally  said  to  have  supplied the  materials  of  the  crown  of  thorns  (Pliurau aculeatus),  a  straggling  shrub  with  prickles  at the  base  of  the  leaves,  common  everywhere,  and much  used  for  hedges.  Two  other  spiny  plants are  found  in  the  lower  end  of  the  Jordan  valley, Solanum Sodomoeum,  whose  leaves  and  stems  are covered  with  sliarp  prickles,  and  the  most  formidable of  all,  Zisyphus spina Christi.  Thisproduces  a  roundish  edible fruit,  which  has  given to  it  the  name  of  jujube  tree.  Three  species  of lycium,  shrubs  covered  with  spines,  occur  in Palestine,  and  are  used  for  hedges.  Several species  of  rest-harrow  (Ononis),  some  of  them spiny  like  O. pinosa,  occur  in  Palestine. Hasselquist found one, which he referred to this species, covering whole fields there. 

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Color the Jujube Tree

Jujube Tree, with separate flower and fruits. Click on image to 
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Description of Botanical Coloring Page: Zizyphus sipna Christi, produces a roundish edible fruit, which has given to it the name of Jujube tree.

• Why is Jujube Wood Important? and what does Jesus have to do with it?
• More Plants of the Bible and Talmud. - the Spiny Jujube Tree

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St. James the Greater coloring page

Description of The Coloring Page: James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee or as Saint James the Greater (Aramaic: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ; Arabic: يعقوب; Hebrew: בן זבדי יַעֲקֹב‎, Yaʿăqōḇ; Latin: Iacobus Maximus; Greek: Ἰάκωβος; died AD 44), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, the first to be martyred according to the New Testament. Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.

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Color our Savior healing a blind man...

Description of The Coloring Page: Jesus spits in mud and applies it to the eyes of a man born blind since birth. The blind man's parents bear witness to the miracle even before church elders. John 9

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Color Jesus treading underfoot: the serpent, the basilisk...

Description of Coloring Page: Jesus stomps on the serpent, the basilisk, the lion, and the dragon! Jesus is the reincarnate Word of God. The hand shows the blessing of the 2nd person of The Holy Trinity, Jesus. halo, a youthful Savior

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Color a Cluster of Figs

With a fruit cut down the center to show the 
small flowers in the cavity. Click on the image
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Description of Botanical Coloring Page: Fig  is  frequently  mentioned  in  Scripture. The  fig  (Ficus  carica)  is  indigenous  to  the Middle East; several  varieties  of  the  wild fig  occur,  as  well  as of  those  under  cultivation.  The  so-called  fruit is  a  hollow,  fleshy  receptacle,  at  first  containing a  great  number  of  minute  flowers  lining  its  cavity, which  later  produce  the  true  fruits  (''seeds  "). These  figs  appear  in  February  before  the  leaves, which  do  not  cover  the  tree  until  a  month  or  six weeks  later.  When  the  leaves  are  fully  out,  the fruits  should  be  ripe  (Matthew  21: 19).  Several  Hebrew words  are  used  for  "figs"  teenah  (Genesis  3:  7) is  the  name  of  the  tree;  pag (Song  of  Solomon  2:  13)  is the  unripened  autumn  fruit  which  remains  on the  tree  through  the  winter  (Bethphage,  the village  near  Bethanv,  is  the  "house  of  green figs'");  bikkurah  (Hosea  9:  10)  is  the  first  ripe  fig; and  debelah (1.  Samuel 25:18)  is  the  dried  figs  made into  cakes,  a  staple  food  in  Palestine.    There  are two  species  of  figs  found  in  the  Holy Land,  the common  fig  and  the  sycomore  [q.v.].

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Color Flax

With  separate  flower  cut  down  the  centre,  the  two  rows  of
unequal  stamens,  the  fruit,  and  a  seed. Click on the image to 
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Description of Botanical Coloring Page: Flax  is  the  earliest  material  known  to  have been  manufactured  for  clothing  purposes.  The mummies  of  Egypt  were  always  wrapped  up  in linen; and  in  the  sculptures  on  Egyptian  temples the  cultivation  of  flax,  and  the  processes  of  preparation, spinning,  and  weaving  linen  are  represented. Linen  was  used  for  the  curtains  and hangings  of  the  Tabernacle  (Exodus  26),  and  for  the ephod,  breastplate,  coat,  breeches,  girdle,  bonnet, and  mitre  of  the  high-priest  (Exodus.  27-29).  The body  of  the  Lord  was  wrapped  in  linen  cloths before  being  laid  in  the  grave  (John  19. 40,  and  20: 5,  7).  Flax  is an  annual  plant,  which  has  a  quantity of  fine,  tough  fibers  in  its  stem.  It  is  still cultivated  in  the Middle East,  and  the  species  used  for making  linen  may  be  found  as  an  escape  from cultivation  growing  on  hillsides.  It  ripened earlier  than  the  wheat,  and  suffered  with  the barley  in  the  plague  of  hail,  for  it  was  full-grown,  and  the  flowers  were  open  (Exodus  9.  31).

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Color the Mandrake Plant

Mandrake. With  separate  fruit,  and  root.
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Description of Botanical Coloring Page: Mandrake  occurs  in  two  passages  in  the Bible  (Genesis  30:14;  Song  of  Solomon  7: 13),  in  connection with  its  imaginary  virtues  in  love  incantations, for  which  it  has  been  long  and  widely  famous. The  mandrake  is  a  stemless  plant,  with  a large  and  branching  root,  dark-green  leaves,  and a  yellow  fruit  about  the  size  of  a  large  plum.  Its affinities  are  with  the  potato  and  nightshade. The  root,  somewhat  manipulated,  may  be  made to  look  a  little  like  the  human  figure.  The  revisers have  in  the  margin  of  Genesis  30: 14  suggested "love-apple,"  but  this  is  only  applied  to the  tomato,  an  American  plant.  The  mandrake is  common  throughout  Palestine,  especially  in deserted  fields.

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Color a Melon from The Bible Lands

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Description of Botanical Coloring Page: Melons  were  lusted  after  by  the  Israelites  in the  wilderness,  with  other  articles  of  food  which they  had  in  Egvpt  (Numbers  11: 5).  Melons  were early  cultivated  in  Egypt.  The  water-melon,  on account  of  its  abundant  refreshing  juice,  was  a great  favorite  there,  as  it  is  to-day  in  most countries  that  have  a  hot  dry  summer.  The common  melon  was  also  cultivated  and  supplied a  certain  amount  of  food,  with  a  sweeter  though less  abundant  juice.  The  Hebrew  word  is abattechem,  and  this  is  still  retained  by  the  Arabs, who  call  both  melons  batteekh.

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Color Jesus returning from His pilgrimage...

Description of The Coloring Page:  The Holy Trinity, Greek Orthodox, halos, Jesus carries a shepherd's staff, God the father wears a crown and holds a Sovereign's Orb, the Holy Spirit holds the word of God

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Color the Gall Oak

Gall Oak. With figure of the fly that causes the gall. Click directly on the
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Description of Botanical Coloring Page: The Gall Oak (Quercus infectoria) is found on the hills and mountains in the north of Palestine. It is a small tree, well known for the galls it bears. These are produced by a small fly (cynips), which lays its eggs in the bark of the tender branches. The galls were largely used in the manufacture of ink in ancient times. The second word el, translated "oak" refers, when it means a tree (as in Isaiah 1:29), to the teil tree [q.v.].

• What is a wood gall?
• Making Manuscripts from Oak Gall Ink

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Keeping those lamps lit for the Bridegroom...

Description of The Coloring Page: The WOG coloring pages are from India. These have been dedicated to the children of the internet by this ministry. The collection was compiled by Yesudas Solomon in 2020 at www.WordOfGod.in, you may contact them at wordofgod@wordofgod.in to ask about these particular resources. Scripture reference is from 10 virgins or 10 bridesmaids found in Matthew 25.

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