{{Short description|Garden featuring plants mentioned in the Bible}} thumb|Biblical gardens contain plants mentioned in the Jewish or Christian scriptures. '''Biblical gardens''' are cultivated collections of plants that are named in the Bible. They are a type of theme garden that botanical gardens, public parks, and private gardeners maintain.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Wodarczyk, Z. |title=Biblical gardens in dissemination of ideas of the Holy Scripture |journal=Folia Horticulturae |volume=16 |pages=141–147 |year=2004 |url=http://www.ptno.ogr.ar.krakow.pl/Wydawn/FoliaHorticulturae/Spisy/FH2004/PDF16022004/fh1602p18.pdf |access-date=2009-06-11 |archive-date=2008-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409203948/http://www.ptno.ogr.ar.krakow.pl/Wydawn/FoliaHorticulturae/Spisy/FH2004/PDF16022004/fh1602p18.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_2007.html |title=Biblical Garden - Moray Council |date=August 25, 2004 |website=www.moray.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rodefshalom.org/who/garden/index.cfm |title=Rodef Shalom Congregation, Pittsburgh, PA - Biblical Botanical Garden<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126174344/http://rodefshalom.org/who/garden/index.cfm |archive-date=2007-11-26 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=http://www.warsawbiblicalgardens.org/ |title=Warsaw Biblical Gardens |website=www. warsaw biblical gardens.org}}</ref> They are grown in many parts of the world, with many examples far from the Levant, including the Seinan Gakuin University Biblical Botanical Garden in Fukoka, Japan, and the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mobot.org/hort/gardens/bibleplnts.shtml |title=MBG Bible Plant Collection |website=www.mobot.org}}</ref>
A list of plants in the Bible includes species of plants mentioned in the Jewish and Christian scriptures. There is considerable uncertainty regarding the identity of some plants mentioned in the Bible, so some Biblical gardens may display more than one candidate species. Other plants with associations to the themes and subjects of the Bible are sometimes also included, especially in areas with different climates. Additionally, some gardens exhibit objects to illustrate Biblical stories or to demonstrate how people lived in Biblical times.
==Noteworthy Biblical gardens== ===Australia=== *Bell Biblical Garden and Church Murals<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bell Biblical Garden And Church Murals |url=https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-5fd6b62d56c4622d061f5396-the-bell-biblical-garden-and-church-murals |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Queensland |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Bell Biblical Garden {{!}} Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church - Bell, Queensland |url=https://www.bellbiblicalgarden.org/ |website=bellbiblicalgarden.org |access-date=11 February 2026 |language=en-AU}}</ref> *Charles Sturt University Bible Garden<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bible Garden {{!}} VisitCanberra |url=https://visitcanberra.com.au/attractions/5a83aa87c45f7b9a7040f897/the-bible-garden |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=visitcanberra.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Welcome - The Bible Garden | url=https://www.csu.edu.au/special/accc/biblegarden/welcome | website=csu.edu.au | publisher=Charles Sturt University}}</ref> *Palm Beach Bible Garden<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-03 |title=Home {{!}} Friends of the Palm Beach Bible Garden NSW |url=https://palmbeachbiblegarden.org/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Friends of the Bible Garden {{!}} Palm Beach Bible Garden NSW |language=en}}</ref>
===Israel=== *Yad Hashmona Biblical Garden *Neot Kedumim *Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
===Europe=== thumb|Biblical Garden Elgin, Scotland. * Elgin Cathedral<ref>[http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_2007.html Biblical Garden]. ''Moray Council'' (UK local government website).</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Elgin Biblical Garden |url=https://biblicalgardenelgin.co.uk/ |website=biblicalgardenelgin.co.uk |access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref> * Le Jardin du Livre - Valff, France * St Mary's Church Burnley<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bible Garden - Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley, Lancashire |url=https://www.stmarysbiblegarden.co.uk/ |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=www.stmarysbiblegarden.co.uk}}</ref>
===United States=== * Huntsville Botanical Garden, Huntsville, Alabama * Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Warsaw, Indiana<ref name="auto"/> * San Francisco Botanical Garden * Missouri Botanical Garden * Fair Haven Biblical Garden, Fair Haven, Vermont * Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York * Tree of Life Garden, Valley Center, California * Museum of the Bible, Washington, D.C., rooftop garden<ref name=Sheir>{{cite news |last1=Sheir |first1=Rebecca |title=D.C. Bible Museum Will Be Immersive Experience, Organizers Say |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/02/25/388700013/d-c-bible-museum-will-be-immersive-experience-organizers-say|access-date=25 February 2015 |publisher=NPR}}</ref>
===Japan=== * Seinan Gakuin University Biblical Botanical Garden
== Gallery == <gallery mode="packed"> Bibelgarten Weltersbach Luftbild.jpg|Aerial view of a garden in Weltersbach, Germany. Bremen, catedral 7.jpg|Gardens usually contain the scripture passage with the plant name. Ogród biblijny w Muszynie 7.jpg|Biblical garden in Muszyna, Poland. Ogród biblijny w Proszowicach 6.jpg|Garden located in Proszowice County, Poland. Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden - IMG 1344.JPG|Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden, United States. </gallery> {{wide image|Biblical Garden (modified).jpg|925px|Biblical Garden, Indiana, United States}}
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==External links== {{commons category|Biblical gardens}} {{Portal|Gardens}} * [https://www.bbgsusa.com/ Biblical Botanical Gardens Society- USA] * [https://www.materializingthebible.com/ Materializing the Bible provides a comprehensive list of Biblical gardens]
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