Cedars of the Lord
Cedars are among the last survivors of the immense
forests that lay across Mount Lebanon in ancient
times. The most famous cedar forest is the one
located in Bsharreh region, North Lebanon and also
known as the Cedars of the Lord. The citizens of ancient Byblos, Tyre, and Sidon used "cedrus libani" to build houses and fashion masts for their ships. From Lebanon's cedar forests, King Solomon got the timber to build his temple and palace in Jerusalem, while the Egyptian Pharaohs used the wood to carve their sarcophagi and sun-ships. Also, Phoenicians and Greeks used its wood through the centuries in their homes, temples, sarcophagi, and galleys. Other cedar forests are found also in Tannourine North Lebanon (largest with more than 15,000), Jaj and Barouk, Mount Lebanon and several other places with heights over 3000 ft (1000 meters) from sea level. The Cedars. The most venerable representatives of the Cedars of Lebanon, which once covered the country’s mountains, are in the Bcharri region in the North of Lebanon. Hundreds of trees stand on slopes 2000 meters high in the shadow of the 3088 meters peak of Qornet es-Sawda. From Lebanon’s cedar forest. Solomon got the timber to build his temple and palace, while the Egyptian pharaohs used the wood to carve their sarcophagi and “sun ships”. |
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