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Preferred term

Tree of life  

Definition

  • The tree in the Garden of Eden, the fruit of which, when eaten, was said to give immortality; legend has it that Christ's cross was made from the wood of this tree; also mentioned in Revelation 22:2

Entry terms

  • Arbor vitae
  • Life, Tree of
  • Lignum vitae, Tree of life

Notation

  • 117725

In other languages

  • French

  • Arbor vitae
  • Lignum vitae, Tree of life

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-MB173GMJ-B

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