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Tree of Life

עֵץ הַחַיִּים · Etz HaChayim

The Tree of Life is the life-giving tree located in Eden and later restored in the final biblical vision of New Jerusalem.

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Grafted Bible Dictionary

Definition

The Tree of Life is the life-giving tree located in Eden and later restored in the final biblical vision of New Temple, prophetic hope, Yeshua's death and resurrection, apostolic mission, and future restoration.">Jerusalem.
It connects the Bible's opening chapters with its conclusion.

Genesis

The tree appears in:
• Genesis 2:9
• Genesis 3:22–24
After humanity's rebellion, access to the tree is blocked.

Meaning

The tree represents life sustained by God's provision.
Humanity's exile from Eden therefore includes loss of access to immortality.

Wisdom Literature

"Tree of life" imagery appears metaphorically in Proverbs:
• Proverbs 3:18
• Proverbs 11:30
• Proverbs 13:12
• Proverbs 15:4

Revelation

The Tree of Life reappears in:
• Revelation 2:7
• Revelation 22:2
• Revelation 22:14
In New Temple, prophetic hope, Yeshua's death and resurrection, apostolic mission, and future restoration.">Jerusalem, access is restored.

Biblical Story

The trajectory is striking:
Tree available
→ humanity rebels
→ access lost
→ death reigns
→ Messiah conquers death
→ earth, life, humanity, and ordered world into existence.">creation restored
→ tree accessible again
Editorial source: Grafted Bible Dictionary · Entry 118

Hebrew and Greek Word Study

Hebrew Word Study

עֵץ הַחַיִּים

Etz HaChayim

Original Word
עֵץ הַחַיִּים
Transliteration
Etz HaChayim

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Unified Dictionary Summary

The Tree of Life is the life-giving tree located in Eden and later restored in the final biblical vision of New Jerusalem.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Stood also in the midst of the garden of Eden (Gen. 2:9; 3:22). Some writers have advanced the opinion that this tree had some secret virtue, which was fitted to preserve life. Probably the lesson conveyed was that life was to be sought by man, not in himself or in his own power, but from without, from Him who is emphatically the Life (John 1:4; 14:6). Wisdom is compared to the tree of life (Prov. 3:18). The "tree of life" spoken of in the Book of Revelation (Rev. 2:7; 22:2, 14) is an emblem of the joys of the celestial paradise.

Sources: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Related Content8 items

Creation

Creation refers to God's bringing the heavens, earth, life, humanity, and ordered world into existence.

Adam

Adam is the first human in the Genesis narrative and also functions as a representative figure for humanity in later biblical theology.

Death

Death is the cessation of mortal life and, in biblical theology, one of the central consequences associated with humanity's rebellion against God.

Resurrection

Resurrection is God's act of raising the dead to bodily life.

New Creation

New Creation describes God's ultimate restoration and renewal of creation, as well as the transformed life already inaugurated in those who belong to Messiah.

New Jerusalem

The New Jerusalem is the eschatological city portrayed in Revelation as descending from heaven after the final defeat of death and evil.

Eden

Eden is the garden region in Genesis where God places the first humans.

Immortality

Immortality means deathlessness or freedom from mortality.

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