Tamarisk
What it is
The tamarisk is a feathery tree or large shrub with tiny leaves. It grows in salty or sandy ground, where many other trees cannot.
Where it is in the Bible
Abraham planted a tamarisk at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the Lord, the Eternal God (Genesis 21:33). King Saul sat under the tamarisk on the hill of Gibeah, holding his spear (1 Samuel 22:6). The men of Jabesh buried the bones of Saul and his sons beneath a tamarisk (1 Samuel 31:13).
“Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the Lord, the Eternal God.”Genesis 21:33 NLT
“The news of his arrival in Judah soon reached Saul. At the time, the king was sitting beneath the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, holding his spear and surrounded by his officers.”1 Samuel 22:6 NLT
“Then they took their bones and buried them beneath the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days.”1 Samuel 31:13 NLT
How people used it
Tamarisk gave shade in hot, open land where little else grows. Its wood is hard and burns slowly, and shepherds and travelers used it for camp fires and tent pegs. A tree planted beside a well marked a place to stay.
What it meant in the story
Abraham’s tree is a sign of someone who settled and trusted God, planting something that he would not see grow to full size. In Saul’s story, the same tree is where a king sat and where a people said goodbye to him.
In the game
Not a building, but a tree of the land. A tamarisk is painted for your village, near the well.
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