Genesis 43:11

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“And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds.”

Agriculture

Honey / Nuts / Almonds ⁽³⁷⁾

Honey 

Palestine abounded with bee honey. A syrup obtained by boiling down the juice of the grape was also called by the same name, and formed an article of commerce. The land of Canaan in general is called a land flowing with milk and honey; and some parts of it were famous for it, as the, parts about Ziph, called from thence the honey of Ziphim: this is the first time mention is made of “honey” in Scripture. A very ancient king of a people in the country, now called Spain, whom had the name Gorgoris, and was reported be the first that found out the way of gathering honey; but by this it appears to be of a more early date. It is thought that not honey, properly so called, is meant, but a kind of “rob” made of the juice of grapes, called by the Arabs “dibsa”, a word near in sound with, and from the same root as this.

Nuts 

These are supposed to be pistachio nuts, from the pistacia vera, a tree resembling the terebinth, a native of Anatolia, Syria, and Palestine

Almonds 

The almond tree buds or flowers earlier in the spring than other trees. It is a native of Palestine, Syria, and Persia.