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Istanbul: Yapi Kredi, 2023. New. Hardcover. 22x28 cm. In English. 440 p., b/w and colour ills. Dust jacket. According to the legend, upon reaching the age of 930, Adam, who was expelled from paradise together with Eve, felt that he was about to die, prompting him to ask God to forgive him, and thus all of mankind. For this purpose, he sent his son Seth to the Garden of Eden. The angel who guarded the gates of the garden gave him three seeds, from the Tree of Good and Evil (Tree of Knowledge), and told him to put them in his father's mouth when burying him after his death. Adam died and was buried in the Hebron Valley, near Mount Tabor. From the three seeds that blossomed and took root in Adam's mouth, three trees, symbolising the Mediterranean climate, sprouted: olive, cedar and cypress…Referred to as the Immortal Tree or the Tree of Life in Mediterranean legends, bestowing health, the pleasures of the palate and beauty, whether it be through its fruit or its oil, the olive tree has been an… Read More
