What is gopher wood?

zbeckabee

Gopher wood or gopherwood is a term used once in the Bible, for a type of wood whose identity is unknown. Several guesses as to the nature of gopher wood have been made, the most common of which is the cypress. Adam Clarke, a Methodist theologian famous for his commentary on the Bible, cited the Greek word for cypress, kuparisson, and the resemblance of this word's base, kupar to the Hebrew word gophar. Other suggestions as to the identity of the wood include pine, cedar, fir, ebony, wicker, juniper, acacia, boxwood, slimed bulrushes and resinous wood. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_wood Jun 30 06, 9:31 PM

MyAlias

gopherwood n : small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye [syn: Kentucky yellowwood, Cladrastis lutea, Cladrastis kentukea] http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gopherwood http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gopherwood go·pher·wood wood of Noah's ark: in the Bible, the wood from which Noah's ark was supposed to have been made, or the tree from which it came. http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861614713/gopherwood.html gopherwood 1 Kentucky yellowwood, gopherwood, Cladrastis lutea, Cladrastis kentukea. gopherwood A noun 1 Kentucky yellowwood, gopherwood, Cladrastis lutea, Cladrastis kentukea Jun 30 06, 10:22 PM

yumchicken

Gopher wood can be found on the folloing website.http://christiananswers.net/q-eden/gopherwood.html Jul 01 06, 9:05 AM

zbeckabee

"It's cold outside and we're runnin' low on logs...it's yer turn to GO FER WOOD." Jul 01 06, 12:26 PM

Arpeggionist

There used to be a larger variety of trees living in Mesopotamia before the flooding of the Black Sea. Juniper and Acacia wood are already termed elsewhere in the Bible. Jul 01 06, 1:48 PM

yumchicken

Here is the website. http://christiananswers.net/q-eden/gopherwood.html Jul 01 06, 5:00 PM