Why Israel is a land flowing with milk and honey

Israel is the land of milk and honey is how the Bible describes Israel. In 2007 archaeologists found evidence of 3,000-year-old beekeeping in northern Israel, including ancient hives, beeswax and what they believe to be the oldest intact beehive. The discovery suggests that Israel was once the "land of milk and honey," as the Bible describes it.

The Bible makes several references to Israel as a "land of milk and honey," but it was assumed that this referred to honey made from dates and figs, as there was no mention of beekeeping. New archaeological discoveries show that Israel had a highly developed beekeeping industry 3,000 years ago.

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For more than 3,000 years, the Jewish people have viewed the Land of Israel as the center of their national and spiritual life. Israel has a special meaning in Judaism, including the Temple relics and related religious rituals, which are an important foundation of the modern Jewish tradition.

Israel underwent the rule of the ancient kingdoms of Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium, and the Jews were gradually decimated and expelled from the region and dispersed across the globe, with the remains of synagogues even in Kaifeng, China. The Mishnah and Talmudic texts, two of the most important scriptures of Judaism, were also written during this period.

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