In the Shephelah, an area that includes the foothills between the central mountain range and the Mediterranean Coast, the sycamore fig (Ficus sycomorus) was also abundant.
Daerah Syefela, yaitu daerah yang berbukit - bukit rendah di antara pegunungan tengah Israel dan pesisir Laut Tengah, juga dipenuhi pohon ara hutan (Ficus sycomorus).