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Old Testament
The Old Testament is the section of the Bible that comes before the New Testament, in dating and in physical place, within the Bible. The Old Testament is sometimes called the ‘First Testament’ in recognition of its place as the older of the Testaments and to avoid suggestion that it was superseded by the New Testament.
The Old Testament is the section of the Bible that comes before the New Testament, in dating and in physical place, within the Bible. The Old Testament is sometimes called the ‘First Testament’ in recognition of its place as the older of the Testaments and to avoid suggestion that it was superseded by the New Testament.
Olives
Olives, wheat and grapes are the three important crops in Palestine. Olive trees flourished throughout Palestine in ancient times. Olives prefer a sandy, somewhat dry soil. They will thrive where many fruit trees cannot survive. A shoot from a cultivated olive tree may be planted, or olives may be grown from seed and grafted with fresh twigs from an older tree. Olive trees grow very slowly, requiring almost 30 years before they bear a full crop. However they reach an extremely old age. By constant pruning and grafting, their period of productivity can be extended almost indefinitely. In fact, the olive trees still growing in the garden of the Gethsemane in Jerusalem may have existed at the time of Christ.
Olives, wheat and grapes are the three important crops in Palestine. Olive trees flourished throughout Palestine in ancient times. Olives prefer a sandy, somewhat dry soil. They will thrive where many fruit trees cannot survive. A shoot from a cultivated olive tree may be planted, or olives may be grown from seed and grafted with fresh twigs from an older tree. Olive trees grow very slowly, requiring almost 30 years before they bear a full crop. However they reach an extremely old age. By constant pruning and grafting, their period of productivity can be extended almost indefinitely. In fact, the olive trees still growing in the garden of the Gethsemane in Jerusalem may have existed at the time of Christ.