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What is the relationship of the rainfall cycle to the cycle of grain agriculture in ancient Israel?
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When the rains come then the grain agricultural cycle can begin. In ancient Israel, this was in the Winter season between October and April. There was lower humidity and pressure, and regular cycles of precipitation, low pressure.
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Rain falls in the winter months and this is when grain crops are planted and tended.
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The wet winter season in Israel runs from October to April, and 82% of Israel’s rain falls from December to February, with the northern part receives most of the rainfall. Therefore, the winter is when the ground is filled with water, which is also ideal for cultivating grains. Summer month is the harvest month as the Mediterranean Sea breeze will help them separate the grain kernel from the chaff.
