THE SEVEN BLESSED FRUITS OF THE LAND

We read in the Bible the following description of the land of Israel;

“A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey (Deut. 8:8).”

Clearly the land has many other blessed and bountiful products. Yet each of these seven species are used throughout the Biblical texts as metaphors and teaching images.

The Land of Israel and its interconnected history with the people of Israel seems to be continuously intertwined with its produce and fruit .They are a testimonhy to G-d's affection with His peopl;e and his land, As a result we read in the words of the prophet Ezekiel describing the final return of the people from Exile in the following way; “But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home.”(Ezekiel 36:8) . Every fruit, every tree, every flower is a testament to the fulfillment of HaShem’s promises.

In this piece the Artist David Yochanan has used the entire text of Song of Solomon ( the love poem between G-d and those that love Him) to create the image of the Seven Species. The text in the middle is the verse from Deuteronomy

“A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey (Deut. 8:8).”

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