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A storage facility for threshed and winnowed grain. Archeological evidence indicates that granaries varied in size and format. Granary might refer simply to jars or bags of grain (Genesis 42:25 ), to plastered or unplastered pits, to silos (perhaps Luke 12:18 ), or even to large structures with numerous rooms (Hezekiah's storehouse, 2 Chronicles 32:28 , or those used by Joseph to store large amounts of grain, Genesis 41:49 ). Empty granaries was a sign of God's displeasure (Jeremiah 50:26; Joel 1:17 ). Gathering of grain into granaries was a picture of God's gathering of the righteous (Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17 ). See Garner .

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Granary'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/g/granary.html. 1991.

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