Olives are among the seven species for which the Torah praises Eretz Yisrael.0
Among the numerous places in Israel where ancient olive presses have been discovered is in the fields of Kibbutz Revadim, where remains of more than 100 olive production facilities, dated to the Biblical period, have been uncovered.0
It is estimated that these ancient facilities had the capacity to produce more than 1 million liters (290,000 gallons) of olive oil per year.0
The kibbutz has a museum dedicated to the history of the Biblical city of Ekron, whose site is within the kibbutz’s fields. The museum offers a hands-on activity of producing olive oil as it was done in ancient times.0
