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The Definition of the word Barley

Barley

A grain much cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31) and in Palestine (Lev. 27:16; Deut. 8:8). It was usually the food of horses (1 Kings 4:28). Barley bread was used by the poorer people (Judg. 7:13; 2 Kings 4:42). Barley of the first crop was ready for the "harvest by the time of the Passover, in the middle of April" (Ruth 1:22; 2 Sam. 21:9). Mention is made of barley-meal (Num. "5:15). Our Lord fed five thousand with "five barley loaves and" "two small fishes" (John 6:9)."


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