Milk and Honey
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| - | <ref></ref>The original expression, "a land flowing with '''milk and honey'''", is a reference in the Hebrew Bible to the agricultural abundance of the [[Land of Israel]]. The phrase is used in the [[Book of Exodus]] during Moses' vision of the [[burning bush]].{{bibleref2c-nb|Exod|3:1–22}} | + | The original expression, "a land flowing with '''milk and honey'''", is a reference in the Hebrew Bible to the agricultural [[abundance]] of the [[Land of Israel]]. The phrase is used in the [[Book of Exodus]] during Moses' vision of the [[burning bush]]. |
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| - | '''Milk and Honey''' may also refer to: | + | |
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| - | * [[Milk & Honey (bar)]], members' cocktail bar in London and New York | + | |
| - | * [[Milk and Honey (film)|''Milk and Honey'' (film)]], written by [[Trevor Rhone]] (1988) | + | |
| - | * [[Milk and Honey (musical)|''Milk and Honey'' (musical)]], 1961 Broadway musical by Jerry Herman and Don Appell | + | |
| - | * [[Milk and Honey (novel)]], a novel by Faye Kellerman | + | |
| - | * Occasionally used as a metaphoric descriptor for [[Australia]] | + | |
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| - | ==Music== | + | |
| - | * [[Milk and Honey (album)|''Milk and Honey'' (album)]], album by [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]], released posthumously in 1984 | + | |
| - | * [[Milk and Honey (group)]], Israeli band | + | |
| - | * [[Milk & Honey (German group)]], German musical duo consisting of Anne Ross and Manel Filali | + | |
| - | * "Milk and Honey", song on the self-titled [[As Tall as Lions (album)|''As Tall as Lions'']] 2006 album | + | |
| - | * "Milk and Honey", song on Beck's 1999 album ''[[Midnite Vultures]]'' | + | |
| - | * "Milk and Honey", song on the self-titled [[Jackson C. Frank (album)|''Jackson C. Frank'']] 1965 album | + | |
| - | * "Milk & Honey", song on [[Clinic (band)|Clinic]]'s 2010 album ''[[Bubblegum (Clinic album)|Bubblegum]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey]]'', 2009 album by Cracker | + | |
| - | * "Milk and Honey", song on [[Delain]]'s 2012 album ''[[We Are The Others]]'' | + | |
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| *[[Scaphism]], an execution method which includes the victim being fed milk and honey. | *[[Scaphism]], an execution method which includes the victim being fed milk and honey. | ||
| - | + | *[[Cockaigne]] | |
| + | *[[Land of opportunity]] | ||
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The original expression, "a land flowing with milk and honey", is a reference in the Hebrew Bible to the agricultural abundance of the Land of Israel. The phrase is used in the Book of Exodus during Moses' vision of the burning bush.
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See also
- Scaphism, an execution method which includes the victim being fed milk and honey.
- Cockaigne
- Land of opportunity
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