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July 19 Scripture

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

WHEAT

hwet ((1) chiTTah, the specific word for wheat (Gen 30:14; Ex 34:22, etc.), with puros (Judith 3:3; Sirach 39:26); (2) bar, or bar (Jer 23:28; Joel 2:24; Am 5:11; 8:6); in other passages translated "grain" or "corn"; (3) sitos (Mt 3:12; 13:25,29,30; Lk 3:17; 16:7; 22:31, etc.) (for other words translated occasionally "wheat" in the King James Version see CORN; FOOD)): Wheat, usually the bearded variety, is cultivated all over Palestine, though less so than barley. The great plain of the Hauran is a vast expanse of wheat fields in the spring; considerable quantities are exported via Beirut, Haifa, and Gaza. The "wheat harvest" was in olden times one of the regular divisions of the year (Ex 34:22; Jdg 15:1; 1 Sam 12:17); it follows the barley harvest (Ex 9:31,32), occurring in April, May or June, according to the altitude.
E. W. G. Masterman

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'WHEAT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.

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