Deuteronomy 8:8
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a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;
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So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.
And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.
Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.
For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold— which they crafted for Baal.
“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.
They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.