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31HUMAN GEOGRAPHY — In respect of human as well as of physical geography, it is convenient to divide the Land of Israel into four major units: 1. the Mediterranean Coastal Plain 2. the hill regions of northern and central Cisjordan (west of the Jordan) 3. the Rift… …
32Ancient Rome and wine — Expansion of the Roman Empire Ancient Rome played a pivotal role in the history of wine. The earliest influences of viticulture on the Italian peninsula can be traced to Ancient Greeks and Etruscans. The rise of the Roman Empire saw an increase… …
33agriculture — From Genesis (2:15) to Revelation (14:14–20) the Bible is dominated by farmers and their endless labour as they struggled to feed the Palestinian population despite droughts (Jer. 14:1–6), their main enemy, and pests and armed intruders.… …
34First Fruits — are a religious offering of the first agricultural produce of the harvest. In classical Greek, Roman, Hebrew and Christian religions, the first fruits were offered to the temple or church. First Fruits were often a primary source of income to… …
35Roman technology — is the engineering practice which supported Roman civilization and made the expansion of Roman commerce and Roman military possible over nearly a thousand years. The Roman Empire had the most advanced set of technology of their time, some of… …
36Domestication — Dogs and sheep were among the first animals to be domesticated Domestication (from Latin domesticus) or taming is the process whereby a population of animals or plants, through a process of selection, becomes accustomed to human provision and con …
37Barrel — For other uses, see Barrel (disambiguation). For the use of oak aging barrels in wine, see Oak (wine). Traditional oak barrels in Chile …
38Agricultural research in Israel — started around 1921 in the Agricultural Experiment Station, which since then developed into a major agricultural research center the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO, also known as The Volcani Centre). The ARO has six institutes, two… …
39Outline of wine — Two glasses of red and white wine. See also: Glossary of wine terms The following outline is provided as a …
40MA'ASEROT — (Heb. מַעַשְׂרוֹת; Tithes ), seventh tractate in the order Zera im, in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Jerusalem Talmud. It is sometimes referred to as Ma aser Rishon ( First Tithe – genizah fragments, Cambridge Ms., Tosefta Ms., and Maimonides… …
