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The Holy Land where three continents meet stretches across four climatic zones along a small sliver of land between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea and is rich with vegetation.
The Hebrew Bible mentions more than 100 different plants by name, and each one with its purpose. Plants were used in agriculture, medicine or ritual, though flowers, that only give us joy to look at – are not mentioned in the Hebrew scriptures.
The New Testament only mentions about a dozen plants. Yeshua used botanical and agricultural imagery to illustrate his messages, images that his hearers could easily understand, like the common “lilies of the field.”
People living in the land in biblical times were well acquainted with the multitude of fruit trees, medicinal herbs, tasty spices and scented plants. Some were used for construction or different industries, and people understood their every quality.
Translators of the Bible, like the King James Version (1611), were unfamiliar with...
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