The Vogues’ hit 1966 hit The Land of Milk and Honey reached no. 29 in the charts. Eddie Fisher and other artists sang The Land of Milk and Honey from Jerry Herman’s Broadway Musical Milk and Honey which opened at The Martin Beck Theater in 1961 and ran for almost two years.

“The Land of Milk and Honey” is a metaphor because in the third chapter of Exodus, God called Moses to lead the slaves out of Egypt, and lead them to a land that will flow with milk and honey. The phrase “milk and honey” is often used to describe God’s generosity and provision. In the Bible, honey is mentioned 61 times and is associated with abundance, health and prosperity.