Wikipedia's first sentence called it “seven types of fruits and grains enumerated in the hebrew bible as being special products of the land of israel”. Today it says “seven agricultural products—two grains and five fruits—that are listed in the hebrew bible as being special pro”.
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Seven Species with which the Bible praises the Land of Israel The Seven Species ( , Shiv'at HaMinim ) are seven types of fruits and grains enumerated in the Hebrew Bible as being special products of the Land of Israel .1The seven species are: Wheat Barley Grapes Figs Pomegranates Olives Date Honey or Dates These seven species are customarillly eaten on Tu Bishvat , the Jewish "New Year for Trees", on Sukkot , the "Festival of Booths", and on Shavuot , the "Festival of Weeks". In halakha (Jewish law), they are considered more important than other fruits, and a special blessing is recited after eating them. Additionally, the blessing prior to eating them precedes those of other food items, except for bread. The First Fruits offering in the Temple in Jerusalem was brought from the Seven Species.2
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Seven Species of the Land of Israel The Seven Species ( , Shiv'at HaMinim ) are seven agricultural products - two grains and five fruits - that are listed in the Hebrew Bible ( Deut 8:8 ) as being special products of the Land of Israel .The seven species listed are wheat , barley , grape (wine), fig , pomegranates , olive (oil), and date (honey) ( Deut 8:8 ).
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Seven Species of the Land of Israel The Seven Species ( , Shiv'at HaMinim ) are seven agricultural products - two grains and five fruits - which are listed in the Hebrew Bible as being special products of the Land of Israel . The seven species listed are wheat , barley , grape , fig , pomegranates , olive (oil), and date (honey) ( Deuteronomy 8:8 ).Their first fruits were the only acceptable offerings in the Temple .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The Seven Species with associated Biblical verse depicted on a set of Israeli stamps issued in 1958 The Seven Species ( , Shiv'at HaMinim ) are seven agricultural products - two grains and five fruits - that are listed in the Hebrew Bible as being special products of the Land of Israel . The seven species listed are wheat , barley , grape , fig , pomegranates , olive (oil), and date (date honey) ( Deuteronomy 8:8 ). Their first fruits were the only acceptable offerings in the Temple .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Agricultural products listed as special to Israel in the Bible The Seven Species: From top left clockwise: Wheat, Barley, Dates, Grape, Fig, Pomegranates, and Olive The Seven Species ( Hebrew : שִׁבְעַת הַמִינִים , Shiv'at HaMinim ) are seven agricultural products—two grains and five fruits—that are listed in the Hebrew Bible as being special products of the Land of Israel . The seven species listed are wheat , barley , grape , fig , pomegranates , olive (oil), and date (date honey) ( Deuteronomy 8:8 ). Their first fruits were the only acceptable offerings in the Temple .
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seven types of fruits and grains enumerated in the hebrew bible as being special products of the land of israel
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seven agricultural products—two grains and five fruits—that are listed in the hebrew bible as being special pro
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