. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . t value—the sus-tenance of man and the domestic beasts of labour de-pending upon them. We allude to the grains, or corn,of various kinds of grasses, as wheat, barley, rye, rice,maize, oats, and others. Nor are the fruits of trees, ofshrubs, and various plants, as of the fig, the vine, themelon, the gourd, etc., gifts to be undervalued by man,who, condemned to eat his bread in t
. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . t value—the sus-tenance of man and the domestic beasts of labour de-pending upon them. We allude to the grains, or corn,of various kinds of grasses, as wheat, barley, rye, rice,maize, oats, and others. Nor are the fruits of trees, ofshrubs, and various plants, as of the fig, the vine, themelon, the gourd, etc., gifts to be undervalued by man,who, condemned to eat his bread in the sweat of hisbrow, is bound to receive all supplies from the handof Providence with gratitude and thanksgiving. CORN. Corn is the general name in Scripture for grain of allkinds, as wheat, rye, barley, etc. The word (bar)translated corn, Gen. xli. 35, and wheat, in 28; Joel ii. 24; Amos v. 11, is undoubtedly theburr, or wild corn of the Arabs. The land of Canaan produced corn in great abun-dance. It was a land of wheat. Deut. viii. 8; From this country the markets of Tyre were sup-plied, the best of it coming from Minnith, on the eastof Jordan. Ezek. xxvii. 17. This appears also, to have. COEN. 171 been the case long after, when the country of Tyreand Sidon was nourished by King Herods country,that is, drew supplies of provisions from it. Acts xii. 20. Wheat, as separate fromchaff, is used, in a figurativesense, to represent Divinetruth, as distinguished fromthe doctrines of false teach-ers. Jer. xxiii. 28. In thesame way, it represents therighteous as separated fromthe wicked in their charac-ters and future destiny. 12. Blessings are pro-mised to the obedient, under the figure of a plentifulharvest. Ps. lxxxi. 16 ; Joel ii. 24. On the other hand,of the disobedient it is said, They have sown wheat,but shall reap thorns. Jer. xii. 13. Barley is named very frequently in the thousand measures of barley were paid bySolomon to Hirams w
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