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The supernatural characters of sacred trees
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Character
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Druze (n = 27)
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Arabs (n = 24)
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Bedouin (n = 34)
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References from the Middle East
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References from other regions
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1. The tree is the abode of the soul of a righteous person
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0
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83.3
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88.2
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[Palestine (40:15); (42: passim)].
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2. Unusual lights/voices appear around the tree
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22.2
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20.0
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11.7
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3. The tree is not burned
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22.2
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12.5
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17.6
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[Ancient Semites (61:1930); Palestine (87:66), (167:1860),(400:73); Arabia (15:215)]
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[Ireland (20:38); Morocco (26:142); Japan (25:35)]
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4. Miracles related to the tree
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22.2
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20.8
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11.7
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[Estonia (18:23); Ireland (20:32,35,41); India (90:220),(168:294)]
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5. The tree bleeds when injured/cut
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22.2
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0
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5.8
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[Israel, Bedouin (68:89–90); Iraq, Mandeans, (169:348)];
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[Rome (39: 738–878); Morocco (52:78); Cameroon (170:82); India (171:40), (156:66)].
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6. The tree has unusual dimensions
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0
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11.1
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0
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Persia (Williams-Jackson, 1965 172:263)
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Japan (24:339)]
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7. The tree has unusual/miraculous fruit/leaves
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18.4
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11.1
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0
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[Ireland (20:18–20); Central Asia (89:350)]
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8. sacred tree is not eaten by locust
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0
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11.1
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0
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[Palestine (40:36)]
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9. Trees as oracles
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0
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0
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0
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[Ancient Semites (61:195), (73:78); Arabia (74, II:209)]
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[Ancient Greece (72:passim), (17: passim), (50:58); Rome (50:59), (27:274)]
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