The word in Scripture

Cedar in the Bible

The word cedar appears 51 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The cedar is the tall, strong, enduring tree of Lebanon. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What cedar means in the Bible

The cedar is the tall, strong, enduring tree of Lebanon.

Where the word cedar appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word cedar appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.”Numbers 19:6

“And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.”2 Samuel 5:11

“And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.”1 Kings 6:18

“And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.”1 Kings 7:3

“Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.”1 Chronicles 22:4

“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”Psalms 92:12

“I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:”Isaiah 41:19

“Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?”Jeremiah 22:15