acacia

Uh-kay´shuh

A tree, Acacia raddiana, whose wood figures prominently in the exodus narratives. Used in constructing the tabernacle and its equipment, it appears in (Deut 10:3) in the same context. (Isa 41:19) lists the tree’s presence as evidence of God’s act in restoring the desert. Varieties of the tree were used in tanning leather (bark), in the manufacture of rope (fibers), for fodder (flowers and fruit), and, in Egypt, for medicinal salve (gum from Acacia nilotica).