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Farming Tools |
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Various farming tools such as plough. | |
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Ploughing Farming |
Description of farming activities done during the ancient times. | |
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Goats Treading in the Grain |
Farming illustration of goats treading the grain. | |
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Grain Growing in Patches |
Grain growing in patches. | |
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Sowing |
The process of planting seeds. | |
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Pattern of Sowing |
Sowing is the process of planting the seeds. | |
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Wheat - Field with Olives |
Wheat - Field with olives. | |
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Reaping Wheat |
Illustration of reaping wheat. | |
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Reaping |
A field ready to be harvested. | |
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Hand-swipe |
Hand-swipe, from a slab at Sennacherib. | |
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Shadoof |
A shadoof or pole and bucket for watering the garden. | |
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Ancient Coin |
Obv.: Bunch of fruits. Rev.: Tetrastyle temple with a star above. | |
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Hoe |
A narrow razor-sharp blade which is used for cutting weeds. | |
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Tending Flocks And Herds |
Most people are employed in agriculture during the bible times, chiefly attending to their flocks and herds. | |
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Springs Of Water |
Wells and springs of water are very valuable because of the large flocks and herds. | |
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Cultivation Of Land |
To cultivate the land, they manure the ground. | |
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Threshing Out the Grain |
After harvesting the corn, the next step is to thresh out the grain. This was done in different ways such as by horses, by drawing the wheels of a cart over the corn and more frequently by oxen. | |
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Store House |
Illustration of a store house in the fields. | |
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Working In The Fields |
Agriculture is the main occupation during the bible times where corn and wheat are very abundant. | |
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Moreg |
Moreg were used in threshing during the bible times. It is a sort of frame of wood, in which are inserted three wooden rollers and armed with iron teeth. It bears a chair in which the driver seats to increase weight and is drawn over the corn by two oxen. | |
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Watch Tower in Vineyard |
Illustration of a watch tower in a vineyard. | |
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Watered Garden |
Illustration of a watered garden. |