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Bible Dictionaries
Corn
Easton's Bible Dictionary
In Genesis 41:35,49 , Proverbs 11:26 , Joel 2:24 ("wheat"), the word thus translated (bar; i.e., "winnowed") means corn purified from chaff. With this corresponds the use of the word in the New Testament ( Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17; Acts 7:12 ). In Psalm 65:13 it means "growing corn."
In Genesis 42:1,2,19 , Joshua 9:14 , Nehemiah 10:31 ("victuals"), the word (sheber; i.e., "broken," i.e., grist) denotes generally victuals, provisions, and corn as a principal article of food.
From the time of Solomon, corn began to be exported from Palestine ( Ezekiel 27:17; Amos 8:5 ). "Plenty of corn" was a part of Issac's blessing conferred upon Jacob (Genesis 27:28; Compare Psalm 65:13 ).
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Corn'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/corn.html. 1897.