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Gleaning

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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At the harvest and the vintage gleaning was strictly forbidden to be carried out by the owners: the residue must always he left for the poor. Leviticus 19:9,10; Leviticus 23:22; Ruth 2:2-23 , etc. Gideon appeased the wrath of Ephraim by saying "Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?" (Gideon's family name). Judges 8:2 .

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Gleaning'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​g/gleaning.html. 1897.
 
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