Ever wonder what the phrase
“extending the olive branch”
means?
It is an offer of
Peace
And extends back to biblical times,
the ancient
Romans and Greek mythology.
A Dove
Brough back an olive branch to Noah
to signal
The
Flood had Ended
In ancient Rome the defeated used to
hold up an olive branch for peace.
In Greek mythology,
Athens is named after the Goddess Athena
who brought the Olive to the Greeks
as a Gift
after she Won a contest with Poseidon,
god of the SEA
This GIFT proved USEFUL for
LIGHT,
Heat, Food, Medicine, and Perfume.
Indeed
Olive Trees are one of
the
Oldest Cultivated TREES
in the world
Originating in North Africa it spread to the Mediterranean,
especially to early Greece.
The Greeks exported the olive trees
to Italy around 1000 B.C.
As the Roman Empire spread
so did the olive trees.
The Romans were the First
to
document the growth and production
of
olive trees and olive oil.
The
First Olive Tree
can be Traced back Over
5000 – 6000 years.
The greatest use for olive oil at the time was
for Lamp OIL
which made it a very valuable
trading commodity
Other uses include anointing rulers, religious purposes, offerings to gods, skin and hair health, and athletes rubbed
olive oil on their skin then
scraped it off to clean themselves.
Olive trees PROVED to be long-lived
and
Drought Resistant
Mount of Olives
is where
Jesus Teaches his Disciples
The Lord's Prayer;
a place full of meaning for Christians around the world,
who journey
there
on a pilgrimage
In the Judaic tradition,
olive oil
was used for anointing people during
holy rites as well as
symbolizing peace between men,
and
peace
between men and God
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father,
which
ART in HEAVEN
Hallowed be THY NAME.
Thy Kingdom COME
Thy
WILL be DONE
in EARTH, As IT IS in
HEAVEN
GIVE US This Day our Daily BREAD.
And forgive us our TRESPASSES
As we FORGIVE them that
TRESPASS Against Us
And LEAD US NOT into temptation,
But
DELIVER us from evil.
For THINE is the
KINGDOM,
The POWER, and the GLORY,
For EVER and EVER.
Amen.
“extending the olive branch”
means?
It is an offer of
Peace
And extends back to biblical times,
the ancient
Romans and Greek mythology.
A Dove
Brough back an olive branch to Noah
to signal
The
Flood had Ended
In ancient Rome the defeated used to
hold up an olive branch for peace.
In Greek mythology,
Athens is named after the Goddess Athena
who brought the Olive to the Greeks
as a Gift
after she Won a contest with Poseidon,
god of the SEA
This GIFT proved USEFUL for
LIGHT,
Heat, Food, Medicine, and Perfume.
Indeed
Olive Trees are one of
the
Oldest Cultivated TREES
in the world
Originating in North Africa it spread to the Mediterranean,
especially to early Greece.
The Greeks exported the olive trees
to Italy around 1000 B.C.
As the Roman Empire spread
so did the olive trees.
The Romans were the First
to
document the growth and production
of
olive trees and olive oil.
The
First Olive Tree
can be Traced back Over
5000 – 6000 years.
The greatest use for olive oil at the time was
for Lamp OIL
which made it a very valuable
trading commodity
Other uses include anointing rulers, religious purposes, offerings to gods, skin and hair health, and athletes rubbed
olive oil on their skin then
scraped it off to clean themselves.
Olive trees PROVED to be long-lived
and
Drought Resistant
Mount of Olives
is where
Jesus Teaches his Disciples
The Lord's Prayer;
a place full of meaning for Christians around the world,
who journey
there
on a pilgrimage
In the Judaic tradition,
olive oil
was used for anointing people during
holy rites as well as
symbolizing peace between men,
and
peace
between men and God
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father,
which
ART in HEAVEN
Hallowed be THY NAME.
Thy Kingdom COME
Thy
WILL be DONE
in EARTH, As IT IS in
HEAVEN
GIVE US This Day our Daily BREAD.
And forgive us our TRESPASSES
As we FORGIVE them that
TRESPASS Against Us
And LEAD US NOT into temptation,
But
DELIVER us from evil.
For THINE is the
KINGDOM,
The POWER, and the GLORY,
For EVER and EVER.
Amen.
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