Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Agriculture » General references to
In those days Noah became a farmer, and he made a vine-garden.
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.
Now Isaac, planting seed in that land, got in the same year fruit a hundred times as much, for the blessing of the Lord was on him.
For six years put seed into your land, and for six years give care to your vines and get in the produce of them;
So he went away from there and came across Elisha, the son of Shaphat, ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen, he himself walking with the twelfth; and Elijah went up to him and put his robe on him.
And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side:
He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
Agriculture » The first occupation of man
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
So the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.
Agriculture » Divine institution of
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
So the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.
With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.
Agriculture or husbandry » The occupation of man before the fall
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
Business life » Fidelity » Industry
He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;
Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
Eden » The garden of eden
And Cain went away from before the face of the Lord, and made his living-place in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
You were in Eden, the garden of God; every stone of great price was your clothing, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the emerald and the carbuncle: your store-houses were full of gold, and things of great price were in you; in the day when you were made they were got ready.
For the Lord has given comfort to Zion: he has made glad all her broken walls; making her waste places like Eden, and changing her dry land into the garden of the Lord; joy and delight will be there, praise and the sound of melody.
And the Lord God made a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had made. And out of the earth the Lord made every tree to come, delighting the eye and good for food; and in the middle of the garden, the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. And a river went out of Eden giving water to the garden; and from there it was parted and became four streams. read more.
The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: this river goes round all the land of Cush. And the name of the third river is Tigris, which goes to the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it. And the Lord God gave the man orders, saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.
The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: this river goes round all the land of Cush. And the name of the third river is Tigris, which goes to the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it. And the Lord God gave the man orders, saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.
So the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken. So he sent the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden he put winged ones and a flaming sword turning every way to keep the way to the tree of life.
I made it beautiful with its mass of branches: so that all the trees in the garden of God were full of envy of it.
I will send shaking on the nations at the sound of his fall, when I send him down to the underworld with those who go down into the deep: and on earth they will be comforting themselves, all the trees of Eden, the best of Lebanon, even all the watered ones.
Whom then are you like? for you will be sent down with the trees of Eden into the lowest parts of the earth: there you will be stretched out among those without circumcision, with those who were put to the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his people, says the Lord.
And they will say, This land which was waste has become like the garden of Eden; and the towns which were unpeopled and wasted and pulled down are walled and peopled.
Before them fire sends destruction, and after them flame is burning: the land is like the garden of Eden before them, and after them an unpeopled waste; truly, nothing has been kept safe from them.
Gardens » Of eden » Man placed in, to dress and keep
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
And the Lord God made a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had made.
Industry » Commended
He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;
Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
Industry » Required of man in a state of innocence
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
Man » Placed in the garden of eden
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
Probation » Adam on
But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it. And the Lord God gave the man orders, saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.
Virtues » Industry » Commended
He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;
Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
physical Work » Industry in » Commended
He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;
Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.