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Date Palm in the Desert

Date Palm in the Desert


‎The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is prized for its sweet fruit. Cultivated since prehistoric times, it probably originated near the Persian Gulf. Excavations at Herod I’s palace at Masada, Israel revealed a cache of date palm seeds, radiocarbon dated to between 155 B.C. and A.D. 64. In 2005, three of these, pretreated with fertilizer and hormones, were planted in Israel. In November 2011, the sapling from the seed that sprouted was transplanted from its growing pot to the ground. It stood about 8.2 feet (2.5 m) high.
‎Exod 15:27, Judg 1:16, Judg 4:5, 1 Kgs 6:29


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