4 occurrences

'Gleanings' in the Bible

Furthermore, when you harvest the produce of your land, you are not to harvest all the way to the corners of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and resident alien. I am the LORD your God."

Verse ConceptsGleaningForeignersethics, socialHarvestLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityPoverty, Remedies ForSowing And ReapingAliens, Believers DutyCapitalismStrangersLoving ForeignersThe Lord Is GodLaws About AgricultureEconomicsThe poorStrangers in israelImmigrantsAliensFarmingFeeding The Poor

Nevertheless, gleanings will remain in Israel, as when an olive tree is beaten two or three ripe olives left in the topmost branches, four or five left among the branches of a fruit-filled tree," declares the LORD God of Israel.

Verse ConceptsRemnantSmall RemnantsTwo Or ThreeOlive Trees

So it will be on the earth and among the nations as when an olive tree is beaten, or as gleanings when the grape harvest has ended."

Verse ConceptsGleaningHarvestOrchardsVintagePotential Of FruitOlive Trees

If the grape harvesters came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came at night, they would destroy only until they had enough.

Verse ConceptsNightGleaning

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