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Cedar

Cedrus libani is a species of cedar native to the mountains of the Mediterranean region.^[2][3][4]

There are two distinct types that are considered to be different subspecies or varieties:

• Lebanon cedar or cedar of Lebanon (C. libani subsp. libani or var. libani) - grows in Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, northwest Jordan, western Syria, and south central Turkey.

this powerful massive tree produces wood that is capabale of building ships and  buildings 

A coniferous tree Cedar of Lebanon frequently referred to in the Bible. Because of its luxuriant 

growth and length of life it is an emblem of prosperity and because of its stateliness it is a 

figure of majesty and beauty. Cedar was used to build temples in the time of David and Soloman

and in the ruins of the 2700 yr old palace of Assurnasirpal there are still remnants of the cedar 

wood with which it was built. It was also used to  build the masts of ships because of the height of 

the tree and the strength of the wood.