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Fig Tree Generation Sign

When the fig tree (Israel) puts forth leaves, know summer is near. The generation that sees Israel's restoration will not pass until all is fulfilled.

Key Hebrew Terms

תְּאֵנָה (te'ēnāh, H8384); דּוֹר (dōr, H1755); קָרוֹב (qārōb, H7138)

Key Greek Terms

συκῆ (sykē, G4809); γενεά (genea, G1074); ἐγγύς (engys, G1451)

Linked Verses (6)

KJV

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

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So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

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Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

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Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:

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So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.

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Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

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Correlated Headlines (2)

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Israeli ministers celebrate re-establishment of Sa-Nur West Bank settlement Al Jazeera · 2026-04-19

Settlement re-establishment could be viewed as part of the 'fig tree putting forth leaves' - Israel continuing to establish itself and expand its presence in the biblical heartland. The timing within the potential 'generation' from 1948 adds tangential relevance to this prophetic sign.

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Government approves 5-year, billion-shekel plan to develop Golan, give it its 1st city Times of Israel · 2026-04-16

The significant investment in developing Golan territories could be viewed as part of Israel 'putting forth leaves' - expanding and flourishing as a nation. The plan to bring in thousands of new families represents demographic growth that some interpret as signs of the fig tree generation timeline, though this is quite tangential.

Ancient Text Cross-References

Jubilees 1
Jubilees 50:5
And the jubilees shall pass by until Israel is cleansed from all guilt of fornication, and uncleanness, and pollution, and sin, and error, and dwelleth with confidence in all the land, and there shall be no more a Satan or any evil one.
Jubilee-based chronology of Israel's final cleansing and dwelling in the land; informs the Second Temple reading of Jesus' Mount of Olives discourse and the 'this generation' saying in Matthew 24:32-34.