▁F lower ," ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 2 ▁in ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Israel ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 9 . ▁" K n ob ▁and ▁F lower " ▁is ▁a ▁Heb rew ▁id iom ▁meaning ▁" work ▁of ▁art ," ▁and ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁menor ah ▁in ▁. ▁In ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁it ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁agr arian ▁laws ▁pract ised ▁by ▁the ▁nation ▁of ▁Israel . ▁H ap arch i ▁lists ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁towns ▁and ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Israel ▁and ▁discuss es ▁the ▁top ography ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁based ▁on ▁first - hand ▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁sites . ▁He ▁describes ▁its ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables , ▁and ▁draw s ▁upon ▁earlier ▁rabb in ic ▁comment aries , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁comment ary ▁compiled ▁by ▁Rab bi ▁Isaac ▁ben ▁Mel ch ized ek ▁of ▁S ip onto . ▁▁ ▁Modern ▁scholar ship ▁re lies ▁heavily ▁upon ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 ▁ancient ▁sites ▁he ▁identified ▁and ▁described ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁other ▁sites , ▁among ▁them ▁U sha , ▁Mod i ' in ▁and ▁Bet ar . ▁ ▁Ed itions ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 2 8 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 3 5 5 ▁death s ▁Category : J ew ish ▁expl or ers ▁Category : F rench ▁top ograph ers ▁Category : H oly ▁Land ▁trav ellers ▁Category : 1 4 th - century ▁rabb is ▁Category : 1 4 th -