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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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Is the principal and most valuable kind of grain for the service of man, and is produced in almost every part of the world, Genesis 30:14 Deuteronomy 8:8 Judges 6:11 Matthew 13:25 1 Corinthians 15:37 . It is often intended where the word corn is used. See CORN .

The Egyptian wheat, Triticum Compositum, has six or seven ears on one head; so that it presented its usual appearance in this respect in Pharaoh's dream, Genesis 41:5-7 . The "meat-offerings" of the Mosaic service, Leviticus 2:1-16 , were all made of wheaten flour.

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Wheat'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​w/wheat.html. 1859.
 
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