 But first fruits could not be brought from dates grown on hills, or from valley-fruits, or from olives that were not of the choice kind.Rabbi Awira told — sometimes in the name of Rabbi Ammi, and sometimes in the name of Rabbi Assi — that the angels asked God whether God was not showing favor to Israel.And God asked the angels how God could not show favor to Israel, when required them to bless God when they had eaten and were satisfied, but the Israelites bless God even when they have eaten only the quantity of an olive or an egg.