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Dates

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
Dates refers to produce from the palm tree, though the cited passage may use the word for honey or date syrup. Date palms were important fruit-bearing trees in the biblical lands.
Biblical Usage
The term occurs in the margin of 2 Chronicles 31:5, where the main text reads “honey.”
Scripture References
2 Chronicles 31:5