Cedars
The
cedar is a historical entity mentioned often in the Bible and other ancient
texts and it played an important part in the culture, trade and religious
observances of the ancient middle east. Serious exploitation of these forests
began in the third millennium BC, with coastal towns such as Byblos.
Of the
immense forests of history only isolated patches of cedars are found in
Lebanon today. Growing at high elevations, often in craggy difficult to
reach locations, these majestic trees still stir the imagination.