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Rendered from the Hebrew by Mare Nuroc.
It should be observed that from Haifa
It should be observed that from Haifa
It should be observed that from Haifa
It should be observed that from Haifa
It should be observed that from Haifa
It should be observed that from Haifa
It should be observed that from Haifa
It should be observed that from Haifa
It is of interest that the Hebrew name of the Tigris, which flows through a region that was and still is an important centre of date-cultivation, is Hidekel, and the second half of that name is plainly the Hebrew word for date; in Sumerian ‘ideklat’, and in Aramaic ‘dcqlet’.
See Fruits d’Outrc Mer (February, 1953), P. Munier, Sur l’origine du Palmicr.
Mentioned by Josephus, Wars, Book IV, VIII, 2, a place in Trans-Jordan “stretching out to the Land of Moab.”
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Goor, A. The history of the date through the ages in the Holy Land. Econ Bot 21, 320–340 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02863157
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02863157