Origins of Name
The phrase "grapes of wrath" is a reference from the Book of Revelation (chapter 14 verses 19 and 20). It was a well-known idea in 19th century American Christian eschatology and it appears most notably in the abolitionist hymn The Battle Hymn of the Republic:-
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
The irony (and potential controversy) of an Israeli military operation being named after a Christian religious doctrine was not entirely lost on the Israeli press. However, most commentators either believed the title was a reference from the Old Testament or that the phrase merely referred to John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, The Grapes of Wrath.
Read more about this topic: Operation Grapes Of Wrath
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