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of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates; of olive oil and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />a land of wheat, barley, vines, figs, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />a land of wheat, barley, vines, figs, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of oil olives and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The land has wheat and barley, grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates. The land has honey and olive trees for olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />a land that produces wheat and barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and honey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It's a land filled with wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates. It's a land filled with olive oil and honey— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, of olive trees and honey,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive-oil, and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />a land of wheat, and barley, and vine, and fig, and pomegranate; a land of oil olive and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> a land of wheat, and barley, and vine, and fig, and pomegranate; a land of oil olive and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A land of wheat and barley and the vine and the fig tree and the pomegranate, a land of the olive tree, of oil and honey;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A land of wheat, and barley, and vineyards, wherein fig trees and pomegranates, and oliveyards grow: a land of oil and honey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />a land of crops, barley, and vineyards, in which fig and pomegranate and olive trees spring up, a land of oil and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, of olive trees and of honey,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />A land of wheat and barley, and of vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of olive trees, and of oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A land of wheat and of barley and of vines and of figs and of pomegranates, a land of olives and of oil and of honey;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />a land of wheat and barley, <i>wherein are</i> vines, figs, pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2542" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Remember the LORD Your God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2406.htm" title="2406: ḥiṭ·ṭāh (N-fs) -- Wheat. Of uncertain derivation; wheat, whether the grain or the plant.">of wheat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8184.htm" title="8184: ū·śə·‘ō·rāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Barley. Or snowrah; and; also s or; or s-owr; from sa'ar in the sense of roughness; barley.">barley,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1612.htm" title="1612: wə·ḡe·p̄en (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- A vine. From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine, especially the grape.">vines,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: ū·ṯə·’ê·nāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">fig trees,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7416.htm" title="7416: wə·rim·mō·wn (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A pomegranate. Or rimmon; from ramam; a pomegranate, the tree or the fruit.">and pomegranates;</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ- (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132: zêṯ (N-msc) -- Olive tree, olive. Probably from an unused root; an olive, the tree, the branch or the berry.">of olive</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: še·men (N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">oil</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇāš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey;</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a></span><br />I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Numbers 13:23-27</a></span><br />When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs. / Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol. / After forty days the men returned from spying out the land, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6</a></span><br />For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Nehemiah 9:25</a></span><br />They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a></span><br />On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Ezekiel 20:15</a></span><br />Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a></span><br />And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Psalm 81:16</a></span><br />But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Psalm 147:14</a></span><br />He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a></span><br />Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">2 Kings 18:32</a></span><br />until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-22.htm">Isaiah 7:22</a></span><br />and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-17.htm">Isaiah 36:17</a></span><br />until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-31.htm">Matthew 6:31-33</a></span><br />Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ / For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. / But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;</p><p class="hdg">wheat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Deuteronomy 32:14</a></b></br> Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/4-6.htm">2 Samuel 4:6</a></b></br> And they came thither into the midst of the house, <i>as though</i> they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth <i>rib</i>: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11</a></b></br> And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat <i>for</i> food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.</p><p class="hdg">barley</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">2 Chronicles 2:10-15</a></b></br> And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-9.htm">John 6:9,13</a></b></br> There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? … </p><p class="hdg">vines</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Isaiah 7:23</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall <i>even</i> be for briers and thorns.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-17.htm">Jeremiah 5:17</a></b></br> And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, <i>which</i> thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/2-8.htm">Hosea 2:8,22</a></b></br> For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, <i>which</i> they prepared for Baal… </p><p class="hdg">oil olive [heb] olive tree of oil </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/5-15.htm">Barley</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-11.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/exodus/30-24.htm">Olive-Oil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-11.htm">Olive-Trees</a> <a href="/numbers/20-5.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/numbers/20-5.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/numbers/20-5.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/numbers/20-5.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/numbers/18-12.htm">Wheat</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/7-13.htm">Barley</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">Olive-Oil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Olive-Trees</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-2.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Wheat</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-1.htm">An exhortation to obedience in regard to God's mercy and goodness to Israel.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>a land of wheat</b><br>Wheat was a staple crop in ancient Israel, symbolizing sustenance and provision. It was one of the primary grains used for making bread, a daily necessity. The mention of wheat highlights the fertility and productivity of the Promised Land. In biblical symbolism, wheat often represents abundance and blessing (<a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Psalm 81:16</a>). Jesus used wheat in His parables, such as the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares (<a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a>), illustrating the kingdom of God.<p><b>barley</b><br>Barley was another essential grain in ancient Israel, often harvested before wheat. It was less expensive and considered the food of the poor, yet it was crucial for survival. Barley is mentioned in the story of Ruth, where she gleaned in the fields during the barley harvest (<a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">Ruth 2:23</a>). It also appears in the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000, where Jesus multiplied five barley loaves (<a href="/john/6-9.htm">John 6:9-13</a>), demonstrating His provision and foreshadowing the spiritual nourishment He provides.<p><b>vines</b><br>Vines, or grapevines, were vital for producing wine, a common beverage in biblical times. Wine was used in religious ceremonies and daily life, symbolizing joy and celebration (<a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a>). The vine is a powerful biblical metaphor, with Jesus declaring Himself the "true vine" (<a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1</a>), emphasizing the importance of remaining connected to Him for spiritual life and fruitfulness.<p><b>fig trees</b><br>Fig trees were abundant in the region and provided both food and shade. The fig tree is often used symbolically in Scripture, representing prosperity and peace (<a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a>). Jesus cursed a barren fig tree (<a href="/mark/11-12.htm">Mark 11:12-14</a>), which served as a metaphor for spiritual fruitlessness and a call to genuine faith and repentance.<p><b>and pomegranates</b><br>Pomegranates were valued for their beauty and nutritional value. They were used in the design of the temple (<a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">1 Kings 7:18</a>) and symbolized fertility and abundance. The fruit's numerous seeds can represent fruitfulness and the blessings of a life lived in obedience to God.<p><b>a land of olive oil</b><br>Olive oil was a crucial commodity in ancient Israel, used for cooking, lighting lamps, anointing, and religious rituals. It symbolizes the Holy Spirit and God's anointing (<a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a>). The Mount of Olives, where Jesus often prayed, holds significant biblical importance, including His ascension (<a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-12</a>).<p><b>and honey</b><br>Honey, often derived from dates or wild bees, was a symbol of sweetness and delight. It represents the richness and pleasure of God's provision. The phrase "a land flowing with milk and honey" (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>) describes the abundance and prosperity of the Promised Land. Honey also appears in the story of John the Baptist, who ate locusts and wild honey (<a href="/matthew/3-4.htm">Matthew 3:4</a>), signifying a life of simplicity and reliance on God's provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's message to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being reminded of God's provision and the abundance awaiting them in the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land (Canaan)</a></b><br>The land promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, described here as a land of abundance and prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>God provides abundantly for His people. The list of produce in <a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8</a> symbolizes the richness of God's blessings. We should trust in God's provision in our lives, knowing He supplies all our needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_abundance.htm">Spiritual Abundance</a></b><br>The physical abundance of the Promised Land is a metaphor for the spiritual abundance found in a relationship with God. Just as the land is rich in resources, our spiritual lives are enriched through faith and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_remembrance.htm">Gratitude and Remembrance</a></b><br>The Israelites are reminded to remember God's past provisions and to be grateful. In our lives, we should cultivate a heart of gratitude, acknowledging God's blessings and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The mention of essential crops and produce underscores the Israelites' dependence on God's provision. Similarly, we must recognize our dependence on God for both physical and spiritual sustenance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fruitfulness_in_christ.htm">Fruitfulness in Christ</a></b><br>The imagery of vines and fruit can be related to our call to bear spiritual fruit as followers of Christ. We are called to live fruitful lives that reflect God's character and love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_role_of_pomegranates_in_the_bible.htm">What role do pomegranates play in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_a_family_abstain_from_wine_culturally.htm">Jeremiah 35:6 – Is it plausible that a family lineage strictly abstained from wine in a culture where wine was central to various religious observances? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_israel_a_land_of_milk_and_honey.htm">Is Israel truly a land of milk and honey?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - "Palestine has been celebrated in all ages for three products: corn, wine, and oil, which still continue to be its most valuable crops" (Ibid., p. 189). The principal corn crops were wheat and barley. The vine was largely and carefully cultivated; the olive required little cultivation, being almost a spontaneous growth, and forming one of the most valuable productions of the country; the fig was also indigenous in Palestine, and still grows there, both wild and cultivated, in abundance; that the pomegranate (<span class="accented">firemen</span>) also was very abundant may be inferred from the number of places named from this (cf. <a href="/joshua/15-32.htm">Joshua 15:32</a>; <a href="/joshua/19-7.htm">Joshua 19:7, 13</a>; <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Judges 20:45, 47</a>; <a href="/judges/21-13.htm">Judges 21:13</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">Honey</span>. The word so rendered (<span class="accented">d'bash</span>) is used both of the honey of bees (<a href="/leviticus/2-11.htm">Leviticus 2:11</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Deuteronomy 32:11</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/14-26.htm">1 Samuel 14:26</a>, etc.; Psalm 81:17; <a href="/proverbs/16-24.htm">Proverbs 16:24</a>, etc.), and of the honey of grapes, a syrup obtained by boiling down the newly expressed juice of the grape to a half or third part of its bulk, and still known among the Arabs by the name of <span class="accented">dibs</span> (Robinson, 'Bib. Res.,' it. p. 442; Smith, Bib. Dict.,' s.v. 'Honey'). In the wilderness, the people had murmured that they had been brought into an evil place, no place of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; and where there was no water to drink (<a href="/numbers/20-5.htm">Numbers 20:5</a>). Moses here tells them that the land they were about to occupy was not such a place, but one abounding in all those things of which they had found the wilderness so destitute. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">a land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֤רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of wheat,</span><br /><span class="heb">חִטָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiṭ·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2406.htm">Strong's 2406: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wheat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">barley,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׂעֹרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·śə·‘ō·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8184.htm">Strong's 8184: </a> </span><span class="str2">Barley</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vines,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגֶ֥פֶן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡe·p̄en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1612.htm">Strong's 1612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vine, the grape</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fig trees,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְאֵנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·’ê·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8384.htm">Strong's 8384: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of foreign derivation, the fig</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pomegranates;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרִמּ֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rim·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7416.htm">Strong's 7416: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽרֶץ־</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of olive</span><br /><span class="heb">זֵ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(zêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2132.htm">Strong's 2132: </a> </span><span class="str2">An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">oil</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֖מֶן</span> <span class="translit">(še·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and honey;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּדְבָֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḏə·ḇāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Honey, syrup</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 8:8 A land of wheat and barley (Deut. 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