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# fig

## Definition

A fig is a small sweet fruit that grows on fig trees. People can eat figs fresh, cooked, or dried. They can also chop up them up and press them into cakes to eat later.

* Fig trees can grow to be as tall as 6 meters high and their large leaves provide pleasant shade.
* Fig trees were an important crop in the land of Canaan before the Israelites arrived there.
* In Bible times, figs were important as a source of food and income.
* The Bible mentions fig trees in a figurative way as a sign of whether or not Israel was prospering (1 Kings 4:25, Jeremiah 5:17).