The Bible does not tell us about the wood in Jesus’ cross, but a few “nonscriptural” manuscripts offer some clues and suggestions.

In addition, bits and fragments of wood are claimed to have come from Jesus’ cross. It is said to have been four meters in height, with horizontal branch of two meters.

Some skeptics say that if all reported fragments were placed together, far too many would remain to have come from only one cross. However, one researcher, Rohault de Fleury, who did a tremendous amount of research and travel in an attempt to record all these known fragments, determined if all the known fragments were put together, less than one third the amount would be available to build the cross of Jesus.

He later did a microscopic examination of all the fragments he had found scattered throughout the world and listed them in His “Mémoire sur les instruments de la Passion.”

From his research, he determined the wood in Jesus’ cross was made from a pine tree.

Since hundreds of pine species exist, the question remains as to which one was used in making the cross.

We do know a few were common in the holy land at the time of Jesus’ crucifi xion, and that the most common pine species in that area today is the Pinus Halepensis, known as the Aleppo Pine, Apinus Pinea, and more commonly as the Stone Pine.

The truth is that all the information available today, concerning the wood used in Jesus’ cross, has come in bits and pieces, and cannot be considered conclusive, or accurate.

What we do know is that the cross of Jesus has become the Christian symbol and is considered by Christians to be the greatest act of love known to man. Apparently knowing the exact wood used in Jesus’ cross, interesting as it may be, was not considered all that important in God’s message to us.

Otherwise, it would have been included.

What is important is that God used the price Jesus paid on that cross to implement His plan of salvation for mankind.