What does "Acacia" mean in the Bible?
Acacia, probably the Acacia seyal (the gum-arabic tree); called the “shittah” tree (Isa. 41:19). Acacia appears in 27 verses across 2 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Acacia?
(Heb. shittim) Ex. 25:5, R.V. probably the Acacia seyal (the gum-arabic tree); called the “shittah” tree (Isa. 41:19). Its wood is called shittim wood (Ex. 26:15, 26; 25:10, 13, 23, 28, etc.). This species (A. seyal) is like the hawthorn, a gnarled and thorny tree. It yields the gum-arabic of commerce. It is found in abundance in the Sinaitic peninsula.
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Acacia?
Where does Acacia appear in the Bible?
Acacia is referenced in 27 verses across 2 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Deuteronomy 10:3
- Exodus 25:5
- Exodus 25:10
- Exodus 25:13
- Exodus 25:23
- Exodus 25:28
- Exodus 26:15
- Exodus 26:26
- Exodus 26:32
- Exodus 26:37
- Exodus 27:1
- Exodus 27:6
- Exodus 30:1
- Exodus 30:5
- Exodus 35:7
- Exodus 35:24
- Exodus 36:20
- Exodus 36:31
- Exodus 36:36
- Exodus 37:1
- Exodus 37:4
- Exodus 37:10
- Exodus 37:15
- Exodus 37:25
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Open all 27 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Acacia.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Acacia?
Acacia appears in 27 verses across 2 books, most often in Exodus, which accounts for 26 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Acacia?
Exodus, Deuteronomy.
Where can I read every verse about Acacia?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 27, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
