7:31d; Tan., Terumah, 9; Ex. The Acacia tree from traditional sources Acacia trees were used as raw material for the construction of the Tabernacle and for the building of its utensils: the Ark of the Covenant, the Altar and the Table and the Pillars of the Curtain. Shittim Wood. 19, counts the shiah (explained as toranita = "cypress-tree" according to Lw,"Pflanzennamen," p. 388; according to others = "pine") among the ten kinds of cedar-trees; so also B. 7 Where was the valley of the Acacias in the Bible? There are over 800 varieties of acacia trees found all over the world. Secondly, it is a hardy tree that can thrive in harsh conditions. //