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שאור. הוא המחמיץ גם כן הדבש ורבים אמרו שפירושו דבש תמרים וכן כל ארץ זבת חלב ודבש ויש להם כדמות ראיה בספר עזרא: LEAVEN. Se’or refers to leaven. It is the same case with honey. Some say that our verse speaks of date honey. The same is true whenever Scripture speaks of a land flowing with milk and honey. There is what appears to be proof of their opinion in the Book of Ezra.21The reference is probably to II Chron. 31:5, viz., the children of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of corn, wine and oil, and honey, and all the increase of the field. The latter seems to place honey among the produce of the field. Others say that the reference is to Neh. 10:36.