A fruit tree often mentioned in the OT and, because of the shape of the fruit, possibly originally associated with fertility rites. The white blossom is used in Eccles. 12: 5 as a symbol for old age.
Citation for almond
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"almond." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 24, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e73>.
Chicago
"almond." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e73 (accessed May 24, 2013).