Cedars of God
About Lebanon CedarsThe most beautiful cedar trees are those from Bcharri, many of which are estimated to be nearly 2,000 years old having reached a height of some 35 meters with trunks in the region of 14 meters around. There is no more beautiful site than to see these trees with their branches positioned outward with layers of snow as if in prayer!
Cedars are among the last survivors of the immense forests that lay across Mount Lebanon in ancient times. The citizens of ancient Byblos, Tyre and Sidon used lebanon cedars to build houses and fashion masts for their ships. Salomon imported wood from here to build his temple in Jerusalem. |
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