The Israelite prophet Hosea (780–725 BC) is said to have urged his followers to return to God so that "they will blossom as the vine and fame be like the wine of Lebanon, [and] their fragrance will be like that of Lebanon".
Hosea, an Israelite prophet from around 780–725 BC, urged his followers to return to God so that they would flourish like a vine and become renowned like the wine of Lebanon, with their fragrance resembling that of Lebanon.