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Willows
        are mentioned in Le 23:40; Job 40:22; Ps 137:2; Isa 44:4 With respect to the tree upon which the captive Israelites hung their harps, there can be no doubt that the weeping willow Salix babylonica, is intended. This tree grows abundantly on the banks of the Euphrates, in other parts of Asia as in Israel. The Hebrew word translated willows is generic, and includes several species of the large family of Salices, which is well represented in Israel and the Bible lands, such as the Salix alba, S. viminalis (osier), S. aegyptiaca.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'willows' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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