| 12. Now, because Solomon knew the ways by which the bestowal of beneficence is drawn from Jerusalem to all places, he therefore stated, _Ecclesiastes 2:5_ “I made for myself gardens and orchards and planted every kind of fruit tree in them.” Now, is it indeed possible that every kind of tree in the world grew in a single place? However, Solomon knew which vein was drawn to Cush (_Ethiopia_) and therefore planted peppers there, and the same is true of every direction and side. About this the verse states, _Psalms 50:2_ “Out of Zion, the consummate beauty, God appeared.” That is, From Zion-_ציון_ , the foundation of the world. We thus find that the _Shechinah_, the Indwelling Presence of _HaShem_-_יהו״ה_, sends forth the blessing-_Brachah_-_ברכה_ from the Holy Temple (_Beit HaMikdash_-_בית המקדש_) in the appropriate measure according to each land. | יב. וּלְפִי שֶׁהָיָה שְׁלֹמֹה יוֹדֵעַ דֶּרֶךְ הַמְשָׁכַת הַשֶּׁפַע מִיְּרוּשָׁלַיִם לְכָל הַמְּקוֹמוֹת, אָמַר: עָשִׂיתִי לִי גַּנּוֹת וּפַרְדֵּסִים וְנָטַעְתִּי בָהֶם עֵץ כָּל פֶּרִי (קֹהֶלֶת ב, ה). וְכִי אֶפְשָׁר בְּמָקוֹם אֶחָד שֶׁיִּצְמְחוּ בּוֹ כָּל מִינֵי אִילָנוֹת שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם? אֶלָּא הָיָה יוֹדֵעַ שְׁלֹמֹה אֵיזֶה גִּיד נִמְשָׁךְ לְכוּשׁ, נָטַע בּוֹ פִּלְפְּלִין; וְכֵן לְכָל צַד וְצַד, וְהָיִינוּ דִּכְתִיב: מִצִּיּוֹן מִכְלַל יֹפִי אֱלֹהִים הוֹפִיעַ (תְּהִלִּים נ, ב), מִצִּיּוֹן, מַשְׁתִּיתוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם וְאִם כֵּן נִמְצֵאת הַשְּׁכִינָה מִשְׁלַחַת הַבְּרָכָה כְּפִי הַשִּׁעוּר הָרָאוּי לְכָל הָאֲרָצוֹת מִבֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ:<br> | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |