Oleander
Pronounced oh-lee-AN-der
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Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Oleander does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Olive tree; Evergreen", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Oleander.
- Meaning
- "Olive tree; Evergreen"
- Origin
- Greek/Latin
Oleander connects to the olive tree — one of Scripture's most sacred symbols. The olive branch means peace, olive oil means anointing, and the olive tree represents Israel and the faithful. Paul used the olive tree to explain God's grafting of Gentiles.
Spiritual meaning
Oleander is the olive tree of faith — grafted in by grace, rooted in mercy, evergreen in the house of God.
Related verses (KJV)
"And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree."
Romans 11:17 (KJV) →"But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever."
Psalm 52:8 (KJV) →