Seven Species
The Seven Species (Hebrew: שבעת המינים, Shiv'at Ha-Minim) are seven types of fruits and grains enumerated in the Hebrew Bible[1] as being special products of the Land of Israel.
The seven species are:
These seven species are customarily eaten on Tu Bishvat, the Jewish "New Year for Trees", on Sukkot, the "Festival of Booths", and on Shavuot, the "Festival of Weeks". In halakha (Jewish law), they are considered more important than other fruits, and a special blessing is recited after eating them. Additionally, the blessing prior to eating them precedes those of other food items, except for bread.
The First Fruits offering in the Temple in Jerusalem was brought from the Seven Species.
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