Sunday, January 28, 2018

Hazelnut Trees / Helmet


But let us, who are of the day, be sober,
putting on the breastplate of faith and love;
and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

1 Thessalonians 5:8



Living in the land of abundant hazelnuts caused me to take notice of this odd report in the recent news. Just another weird world event of our unbridled society, yet this one piqued my curiosity…is there something more here?
Chaos spreads in France as Nutella-loving customers battle to get 70 percent off

The tasty chocolate spread, Nutella, is made from hazelnuts. It is one our family favorites. We have farm fields of what is locally referred to as “filberts.”  Area stores and farmer’s market feature the Oregon produce. Trees in general have been on my mind as Tu B'Shvat New Year for Trees is approaching, so I decided to look further into these trees and their nut “fruits.”

In 2014, world production of hazelnuts (in shells) was led by Turkey at 63% of the world total, followed by ItalyGeorgia, the United States, and Azerbaijan. In the United States, Oregon accounted for 99% of the nation's production in 2014.


The flowers are produced very early in spring before the leaves.

Hazelnut plant details:
Latin corylus, corulus hazel or filbert shrub.
Greek word korys which means "helmet" -
(a reference to the calyx which covers the nut).

In Casuarina, Juglans and the order Corylaceae, the pollen-tube does not enter by means of the micropyle, but passing down the ovary wall and through the placenta, enters at the chalazal end of the ovule.


The genus name • Corylus originates from the Greek word korys.
 Greek word Korys (“hat” or “helmet”)
and it certainly applies to the helmet-like husks of the hazelnuts.

As I read the word “helmet” my mind was excitedly drawn to the word of God.
I won’t view the harvest of these nuts in the same way now.

And take the helmet of salvation - 4030. perikephalaia

kephalé: the head
Original Word: κεφαλή, ῆς, ἡ
Phonetic Spelling: (kef-al-ay')
Definition: (a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.
koba: helmet
Original Word: כּוֹבָע
Phonetic Spelling: (ko'-bah) - http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3553.htm


https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0761164545 
HAZELNUTS (FILBERTS): Called fountouki in Greek today, these were called korylus in ancient times, from the Greek word korys, or “helmet,” due to their shape. ... 
[walnuts have helmets as well]

Turkey is the world's largest producer of hazelnuts, but Oregon is the largest US grower.
Oregon Hazelnut Growers - http://oregonhazelnuts.org/
The name filbert probably derived from the German term vollbart (full beard) in reference to some hazelnut varieties in which the husk entirely covers the nut. 
About 70% of the world’s hazelnut production comes from the Black Sea region of northern Turkey. Italy produces about 20% of world production. Spain, France, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and the United States produce most of the rest.


Building on the helmet study – the following video came out the same time I was discovering the helmet and hazelnut connection.  Many seek after God, but truth is found in the living word and by the spirit of God. Salvation is through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ alone.
Scientists Discover the Truth!
The God Helmet is an experimental apparatus originally called the Koren helmet after its inventor Stanley Koren. It was developed by Koren and neuroscientist Michael Persinger to study creativity, religious experience and the effects of subtle stimulation of the temporal lobes.
God helmet -
The “Shiva” God Helmet ® is a cutting-edge mind technology endorsed by Dr. Michael A. Persinger, whose laboratory God Helmet has been seen on dozens of television documentaries. It has elicited a wide range of spiritual experiences, visions, out-of-body experiences, and even visions of God
Michael Persinger, the God Helmet, and Neurotheology
– a New Brain Science - https://www.god-helmet.com/wp/


Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation,
and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:



Feb 1/2 - Shevat 15 Tu B'Shvat New Year for Trees
http://tammyjdub.blogspot.com/2017/12/january-2018-events.html


Sources:
Harvest is in September when the nuts start falling from the trees.



1 comment:

Sabine Vlaming said...

Ha! Your favorite is Laure's too. Manny blessings, Tammy.