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Armenian Bowl "Seven species of the Holy Land"
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$20.00 |
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GWC019 |
Israel has long been described as a land that flows with milk and honey. Wheat, barley, vines, figs, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; these are the biblical Seven Species (Shivat Ha’minim), of the Promised Land. For thousands of years they have played an important role both in the diet of the Promised Land’s inhabitants as well as in religious traditions.
Many references to these basic foods can be found, throughout the bible, specifically to four of the Seven Species, wheat, barely, (olive) oil and grapes in the form of wine.
Figs, pomegranates and dates are also readily found in Israel and are still used in the local cuisine.
Although rabbinical interpretation of biblical honey is fig or date honey, in the book of Judges (14:9) the mighty Samson discovers the carcass of a lion with a swarm of bees and honey inside. So honey in the Land of Israel can also be referring to comb honey.
Hand Painted
Size: 11 inches/28cm in diameter.
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