Israel is described in the Bible as “a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey” (Deut 8:8). Indeed, olive trees were well established in the land before the Israelites entered under Joshua (Deut 6:11). It is therefore not surprising t...
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