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> What's even more weird is all abrahamic religions mention olive in their books. Not weird at all. After all they all originate roughly from the same region.

• falcor84 7y ago
  Exactly, and they mention pretty much every other major food item from the area too. Also, being direct influences on one another, it would be enough for the old testament to make a big deal out of olives, to make the conditional probability of the others doing so very high.
  • riffraff 7y ago
    It does, doesn't it? I'm fairly sure there's an olive branch mentioned at the end of the deluge story.
    • falcor84 7y ago
      That's right, the dove brought an olive leaf. And another significant mention is as part of the anointing oil - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_anointing_oil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_anointing_oil
• derrasterpunkt 7y ago
  Right, it would be weird if they mentioned potatoes or tomatoes in their texts.
  • jhbadger 7y ago
    Although a lot of Americans get confused when "corn" is mentioned in various translations of the bible, not understanding that maize is not being referenced (which would be very weird indeed) but that the word "corn" used to (and still does to some extant) be used to refer to grains in general and wheat was probably being referred to.
    • upvotinglurker 7y ago
      Also, even more archaically, to grains of salt - for example, those used to cure corned beef.
    • NikkiA 7y ago
      Most brits still picture wheat fields if you say 'cornfield', even though maize is grown here too these days.
    • Mediterraneo10 7y ago
      > Although a lot of Americans get confused when "corn" is mentioned in various translations of the bible, not understanding that maize is not being referenced (which would be very weird indeed) A lot of people even in the Old World have forgotten that maize is an import. For example, for several centuries now the staple food of the poor in Romania was mamaligă, mush from ground maize like Italy’s polenta. (Mamaligă still remains popular as a quick and convenient dish, made tasty with cheese and sour cream). If you wonder out loud among Romanians what mamaligă was originally made from, a lot of people will tell you that it must have always been made from maize; they aren’t even aware that maize was brought to Europe after 1492.
  • huffmsa 7y ago
    > Tomatoes and potatoes in the Bible? Was it aliens? Please delete this before the history channel finds it.
    • krapp 7y ago
      Some people who believe in the Mandela Effect conspiracy theory think the word "matrix" and unicorns being mentioned in the King James translation of the Bible are proof that our universe is a simulation being hacked by time travelers. WAKE UP SHEEPLE.
  • panzagl 7y ago
    Joseph Smith would like to have a word with you...