Israel, a Land of Olive Oil

Israel Today | by Merv Islip | Volume 20, Issue 6 | November - December 2014

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...