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To: SunkenCiv; Red Badger; linMcHlp; mairdie; ProtectOurFreedom

And recently you’d posted about the Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet discovery.

I wonder if in ancient Israel, garnet jewelry in particular was symbolic of the pomegranate, or the seeds which is more the shape of this child-sized ring. The info is probably out there somewhere.

garnet:

Etymology 1
From Middle English gernet, granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”). Doublet of grenade.

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9 Jewish Things About Pomegranates
Why this ancient fruit is a Jewish symbol.

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/9-jewish-things-about-pomegranates/


10 posted on 05/22/2025 8:08:41 AM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Ezekiel

Ate a Pomegranate one time. It’s more trouble than it’s worth.............


11 posted on 05/22/2025 8:13:13 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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13 posted on 05/22/2025 10:33:51 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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