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Pistacia terebinthus

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Terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus) is a type of tree related to the pistachio. It grows in Israel, and is mentioned in the Bible, for example in Isaiah, chapter 1, verse 29, where the Hebrew word `el` or `elim` is often translated as oak or terebinth: 

      You shall be ashamed of the oaks in which you delighted.

It was used as a source for turpentine, for shipbuilding and in ancient times was worshipped in fertility cults.

See also 

Jewish Encyclopedia

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