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# olive #
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## Definition: ##
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The olive is the small, oval fruit from an olive tree, which is mostly grown in the regions surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
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* Olive trees are a type of large evergreen shrub with tiny white flowers. They grow best in hot weather and can survive well with little water.
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* The olive tree's fruit is green in color, changing to black as they ripen. Olives are used for eating and extracting oil.
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* Olive oil was used for cooking, for lighting lamps, and for religious ceremonies.
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* In the Bible, olive trees and branches are sometimes used figuratively to refer to people.
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(See also: [lamp](../other/lamp.md) **·** [mediterranean](../other/mediterranean.md) **·** [mountofolives](../other/mountofolives.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Chronicles 27:28-29](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ch/27/28)
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* [Deuteronomy 06:10-12](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/deu/06/10)
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* [Exodus 23:10-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/exo/23/10)
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* [Genesis 08:10-12](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/08/10)
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* [James 03:11-12](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jas/03/11)
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* [Luke 16:5-7](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/16/05)
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* [Psalms 052:8-9](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/psa/052/008)
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