The two kinds of tree most often mentioned in the Bible are the fruit bearing trees, the fig and the olive (Deut 8:8; Mark 11:1,3; see FIG; OLIVE). The tree most valued for making buildings and furniture was the cedar. It grew in Lebanon and was the most beautiful, enduring and expensive timber available (Isa 2:12-13; 10:34; 35:2; 60:13; see LEBANON). The tabernacle, along with its furniture, was constructed of acacia wood, a timber that was readily available in the Sinai region. Acacia wood, being light, was very suitable for a portable structure such as the tabernacle (Exod 25:10; 26:15). Among the other trees mentioned in the Bible are algum (2 Chron 2:8; 9:10), cypress (2 Chron 2:8), plane (Isa 60:13), myrtle (Isa 41:19; Neh 8:15), balsam (2 Sam 5:23), oak (Judg 6:11; 2 Sam 18:9), willow (Job 40:22; Ps 137:2), sycamine (Luke 17:6), broom (1 Kings 19:4), lotus (Job 40:22) and palm (Exod 15:27; Ps 92:12).