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# pomegranate #
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## Facts: ##
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A pomegranate is a kind of fruit that has a thick, tough skin filled with many seeds that are covered with edible red pulp.
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* The outer rind is reddish in color and the pulp surrounding the seeds is shiny and red.
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* Pomegranates are very commonly grown in countries with a hot, dry climate, such as Egypt and Israel.
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* Yahweh promised the Israelites that Canaan was a land with abundant water and fertile soil so that food was plentiful there, including pomegranates.
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* The construction of Solomon's temple included bronze decorations in the shape of pomegranates.
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2017-05-05 21:21:46 +00:00
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(See also: [bronze](../other/bronze.md), [Canaan](../other/canaan.md), [Egypt](../other/egypt.md), [Solomon](../other/solomon.md), [temple](../kt/temple.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [2 Kings 25:16-17](en/tn/2ki/help/25/16)
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* [Deuteronomy 08:7-8](en/tn/deu/help/08/07)
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* [Jeremiah 52:22-23](en/tn/jer/help/52/22)
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* [Numbers 13:23-24](en/tn/num/help/13/23)
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[Egypt](../other/egypt.md)
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