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February 15, 2019

How the Pomegranate Became a Jewish Fruit

Significant in the Bible and in Jewish iconography.

Mentioned repeatedly in the Pentateuch as one of the five fruits that the Land of Israel produced in abundance, the pomegranate has long had special significance in Judaism and Jewish iconography. Federica Spagnoli writes:

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