In a surprising discovery, scientists have revived an ancient seed that dates back nearly a thousand years. Now transformed into a tree, this rare tree is 10 feet tall and has been named “Sheba” after a famous biblical queen.
The seed was found during an excavation in the Judean Desert in the 1980s and is estimated to be between 993 AD and 1202 AD.
Scientists say the seed belongs to a species of tree mentioned in the Bible that was found in present-day Israel, Palestine and Jordan.