The cedar tree is mentioned 72 times in the Bible. The litanies of the Virgin Mary in Lebanon add the invocation "Cedar of Lebanon, pray for us." It is known that cedar trees grow best in deep soil ...

expressed hope that the saplings “will become a symbol of friendship between Japan and Lebanon.” “The Lebanese cedar is considered a ‘revered tree’ in our country,” he said.

The area is the site of the Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, which has a large Lebanon cedar forest - the tree on the country's national flag. Lebanon's civil defence authority has tweeted regular ...