There is another famous tree tied to conquering the Raphaim. That is the Mulberry Tree.
There is a saying among man kings in the 7th century BCE; “When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees” said their God, “You can take down the Giants in the Valley of Raphaim.”
What does this mean to a king? To know the secret kept within the hidden meanings of such signs, that king must be well versed in the writings of his forefathers and other historians. Greek mythology tales involving the mulberry tree give another level to what SOUND the king is supposed to listen for. But, you have to know the WHOLE story to understand the signs their God was pointing to.
A Babylonian etiological myth, attributes the reddish-purple color of the mulberry fruits to the tragic deaths of the lovers Pyramus and Thisbe. Meeting under a mulberry tree. Thisbe commits suicide by sword after Pyramus was killed by the lioness because he believed that Thisbe was eaten by her (lioness). Their splashed blood stained the previously white fruit, and the gods forever changed the mulberry’s colour to honour their forbidden love. (A) Wikipedia
So, what does this knowledge tell a king?
I believe it means: If you hear the sound of the lion (the face of you enemy) appearing to kill your hope, don’t believe it. Yes, the lioness is lurking for whom she can devour, but the real woman (your love, your hope) is not yet dead. Yet, the giants think the lioness has convinced YOU – the weak minded to give up and kill yourself having lost all hope. But, don’t give up.
The Raphaim giants will NOT be expecting you to rise up and be still alive, ready for war. Go up and AROUND them this time – fake them out and catch them off guard – you will win!”
NOTE: William Shakespeare is believed to have based his infamous tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet on the legend tied to the Mulberry Tree.