Oak Tree Symbol

I found this on Wikipedia...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak I thought it might shed some light on the symbolism of the Oak Tree and why I chose it...

Mythological

In Celtic mythology, it is the tree of doors, believed to be a gateway between worlds, or a place where portals could be erected.^{[citation needed]}

In Norse mythology, the oak was sacred to the thunder god, Thor. Some scholars speculate that this is because the oak, as the largest tree in northern Europe, was the one most often struck by lightning. Thor's Oak was a sacred tree of the Germanic Chatti tribe. Its destruction marked the Christianisation of the heathen tribes by the Franks^{[citation needed]}.

In Classical mythology, the oak was a symbol of Zeus and his sacred tree. An example is the oracle of Dodona, which in prehistory consisted solely of a holy oak.^{[citation needed]}

The Oak tree is traditionally sacred to Serbs and is widely used throughout Serbia on national and regional symbols both old and new.^{[citation needed]}

In the Bible, the oak tree at Shechem is the site where Jacob buries the foreign gods of his people (Gen. 35:4) . In addition, Joshua erects a stone under an oak tree as the first covenant of the Lord (Josh. 24.25-7). In Isaiah 61, the prophet refers to the Israelites as "Oaks of Righteousness".

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