tree of life

noun

1. a tree in the Garden of Eden that yielded food giving everlasting life. Genesis 2:9; 3:22.

2. a tree in the heavenly Jerusalem with leaves for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22:2.

3. arbor vitae.

tree of life

noun

1. Old Testament a tree in the Garden of Eden, the fruit of which had the power of conferring eternal life (Genesis 2:9; 3:22)

2. New Testament a tree in the heavenly Jerusalem, for the healing of the nations (Revelation 22:2)

Word History and Origins

Origin of tree of life¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English

Example Sentences

"This means the pattern holds for species in all major groups that have diverged massively as the tree of life has grown throughout billions of years of evolution. Despite this rich diversity of life, our study shows basically all life forms remain remarkably constrained by this 'rule' on how temperature influences their ability to function. The best evolution has managed is to move this curve around -- life hasn't found a way to deviate from this one very specific thermal performance shape."

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In Pittsburgh the next year a shooter attacked the Tree of Life synagogue during Shabbat services, killing 11 people in the deadliest attack on Jews in American history.

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Weiss, who once belonged to the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh that was the site of a shooting massacre in 2018, is a staunch Israel supporter.

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Illustrative cases include the 2015 Charleston church shooting, when white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine Black parishioners; the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue attack in Pittsburgh, where 11 worshippers were murdered; the 2019 El Paso Walmart massacre, in which an anti-immigrant gunman killed 23 people.

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I could go on, but it suffices to say that “The Osbournes” sits near the root system of celebreality’s Tree of Life, for richer or poorer.

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