Deuteronomy 26:9 — and He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, a land flowing… — AMP | maBible
Read Deuteronomy 26:9 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Deuteronomy 26.9, Deuteronomy 26v9, Dt. 26:9. and He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Other reference formats: Deuteronomy 26.9, Deuteronomy 26v9, Dt. 26:9.
9 and He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Notes and references
This phrase referred to the abundant fertility of the land of Canaan. Milk (typically that of goats and sheep) was associated with abundance; “honey” referred mainly to syrups made from dates or grapes and was the epitome of sweetness. Bees’ honey was very rare and was considered the choicest of fo…