Myrtle - Biblical Meaning of myrtle in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)

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Myrtle
(Isa. 41:19; Neh. 8:15; Zech. 1:8), Hebrew hadas, known in the East by the name "as", the Myrtus communis of the botanist. "Although no myrtles are now found on the mount (of Olives), excepting in the gardens, yet they still exist in many of the glens about Jerusalem, where we have often seen its dark shining leaves and white flowers. There are many near Bethlehem and about Hebron, especially near Dewir Dan, the ancient Debir. It also sheds its fragrance on the sides of Carmel and of Tabor, and fringes the clefts of the Leontes in its course through Galilee. We meet with it all through Central Israel" (Tristram). Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'myrtle' Eastons Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.

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