Birikim

According to the Torah, Noah — said to have lived for 950 years — took cuttings from two plants onto his ark during the 120 years he spent preparing for the great flood: the vine and the fig tree. As one legend goes, after the waters receded and Noah began planting vineyards, the Devil appeared beside him and claimed ownership of the vines. In fact, versions of this story — told with different angels, plants, and ways of dividing the spoils — can be found in various tradition

d From Ancient Egypt to Classical Greece, from Rome to Anatolia, the fig tree has been regarded as sacred in many cultures; references to figs can also be found in both the Bible and the Qur’an. Whether it is because the fig leaf became the first symbol of shame in the story of Adam and Eve, its tiny seeds were long overlooked. Yet today we know that those tiny seeds scattered throughout the flesh of this fruit of abundance hold a unique treasure of oil that modern science ha