Hi All,
A couple of videos about the Judean Date Palm Tree. Basically the current date palm trees we see in the land of Israel are not actually Israeli, but Moroccan. In Biblical times and right to the times of Jesus, the Judean date was renowned for its size, healing properties and aphrodisiac effects , one of those fruits certainly for the rich and powerful, including the Emperors of Rome. They became extinct after the Jewish Wars, as Rome burned the trees to the ground. Then 2,000 years later, Archaeologists began to excavate the infamous mountain fortress of Masada: incredibly the Zealots had kept a storehouse of food, including seeds of the Judean Date Palm Tree. Eventually thanks to two scientists they were able to grow a new set of Judean Date Palm Trees.
Cool eh?
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