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commentary entry

x.xxiii.ii-p84.6

x.xxiii.ii-p84.655 words

29. ashamed—(Ro 6:21).

oaks—Others translate the "terebinth" or "turpentine tree." Groves were dedicated to idols. Our Druids took their name from the Greek for "oaks." A sacred tree is often found in Assyrian sculpture; symbol of the starry hosts, Saba.

gardens—planted enclosures for idolatry; the counterpart of the garden of Eden.