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Agriculture (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Agriculture (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Agriculture (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Agriculture (A-Z entry)
In the Bible agriculture and religion are intimately connected. Of the three major festivals two were clearly connected with the agricultural year. The Feast ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Agriculture (A-Z entry)
The broad array of activities and knowledge whereby human communities exploit plants to produce food and other crops (fibers and oils), agriculture, literally means ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
almond (A-Z entry)
A fruit tree often mentioned in the OT and, because of the shape of the fruit, possibly originally associated with fertility rites. The white ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
aloes (A-Z entry)
A fragrant spice (not a bitter plant) used as perfume ( Ps. 45: 8 and S. of S. 4: 14 ) and on the ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
balm of Gilead (A-Z entry)
Resin gathered from the mastic tree. Joseph 's brothers ( Gen. 37: 25 ) sold him to merchants whose caravan of camels conveyed this ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
barley (A-Z entry)
Known in Palestine before the arrival of the Israelites, the crop was regularly cultivated throughout the OT and NT periods. It was used in ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
bramble (A-Z entry)
Used by Jotham as a sarcastic description in a parable for Abimelech ( Judg. 9: 14–15 ). Jesus uses the word in a parable ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
branch (A-Z entry)
A great crowd in Jerusalem for the Passover went out to meet Jesus carrying branches of palm trees ( John 12: 13 ). According ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
cedars (A-Z entry)
Great trees which grew in Lebanon and were used for the construction of palaces and temples; they were long‐lasting and had an attractive fragrance. ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
ceramic typology (A-Z entry)
a way of dating different levels of an archaeological site by classifying the pieces of pottery found in them according to the approximate ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
cummin (A-Z entry)
Seeds of cummin were valued as spice. Some scrupulous Pharisees gave tithes on things as negligible as cummin, and Jesus is said to have ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
ear (A-Z entry)
Literally, the human organ (e.g. Luke 22: 50 ), but also metaphorically of the inward disposition to listen and take heed (e.g. Mark 4: ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
῾Ein-Boqeq (A-Z entry)
oasis in Israel on the southwest shore of the Dead Sea (31°10′ N, 35°20′ E; map reference 1854 × 0676). Its ancient name is ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Ethnobotany (A-Z entry)
By examining modern plant use and the interrelationship between humans and their environment, archaeologists and paleoethnobotanists can gain insight into ancient uses of plants ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
fig (A-Z entry)
The tree is leafless in winter but puts out buds in February; leaves appear in April. Jesus' expression of disappointment at finding no figs ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
gall (A-Z entry)
Jesus on the cross was offered a drink of wine mixed with gall, a herb of intense bitterness which had the effect of dulling ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
garden (A-Z entry)
References in the OT (e.g. Jer. 29: 5 ; S. of S. 4: 12–16 ) show that gardens were both productive and also much ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
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