…of the Lord are full of sap, the cedars of Lebanon which he has planted. And there's a phrase, too, in the Song of Solomon where the face of the beloved is compared to the cedars. It says his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. And…

…believe there are in all perhaps 1500 or 2000 cedars left. This is all that remains of the gigantic forest which supplied King Solomon with the timbers for his temple and which for centuries supplied Egypt, which grows no trees of its own except palm…

…for centuries supplied Egypt, which grows no trees of its own except palm trees, with all the timber it required. If you remember, Solomon made a treaty with Hiram, king of Tyre, in which Hiram agreed that his slaves should bring the timbers down to the…

…the timbers down to the coast and that they should then be carried, be towed, in floats to whatever port was appointed by Solomon and then dragged up to Jerusalem. Well now, of course, nothing is being cut in this area and such few trees as remain…