The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
He carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees. The date palm seems to have had a certain typical significance, because it was profusely represented in the decorations of the temple, on the walls along with the cherubim, and also on the furniture and vessels (cf. 1 Kings 6:35; 1 Kings 7:36).