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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49756" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49756" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> BARLEY </strong> ( <em> se‘ôrâh </em> ). As in ancient times, so to-day barley (Arab. [Note: Arabic.] <em> sha‘ir </em> ) is the most plentiful cereal of Palestine. It is the chief food of horses ( 1 Kings 4:28 ), mules, and donkeys, oats being practically unknown. It is still used by the poor for making bread ( Judges 7:13 , John 6:9; John 6:13 etc.) in the villages, but not in the cities. Barley was the special ritual offering for jealousy ( Numbers 5:16 ). The barley harvest ( Ruth 1:22 ) precedes that of wheat: it begins around [[Jericho]] as early as March, and in [[Jerusalem]] and the neighbourhood at the end of May. </p> <p> | <p> <strong> BARLEY </strong> ( <em> se‘ôrâh </em> ). As in ancient times, so to-day barley (Arab. [Note: Arabic.] <em> sha‘ir </em> ) is the most plentiful cereal of Palestine. It is the chief food of horses ( 1 Kings 4:28 ), mules, and donkeys, oats being practically unknown. It is still used by the poor for making bread ( Judges 7:13 , John 6:9; John 6:13 etc.) in the villages, but not in the cities. Barley was the special ritual offering for jealousy ( Numbers 5:16 ). The barley harvest ( Ruth 1:22 ) precedes that of wheat: it begins around [[Jericho]] as early as March, and in [[Jerusalem]] and the neighbourhood at the end of May. </p> <p> E. W. G. Masterman. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30795" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30795" /> == | ||
