Plowing Time חָרִישׁ

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of the word חָרִישׁ in the context of Exodus and its biblical implications related to plowing and famine.

We are in chapter thirty-four of Exodus with our word for today. חָרִישׁ plowing, time of plowing. It is used 3 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of the time of year when soil is plowed in the early part of the planting cycle. The first time our word is used in the Bible is with Joseph when he instructs his brothers to bring their father back to Egypt because of the famine. Genesis 45:6-11 For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five year...

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Topics covered

• Exodus
• plowing
• Old Testament
• famine
• planting cycle

Keywords

• plowing
• Exodus 34
• Old Testament
• Joseph
• Genesis 45

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Books & works: Exodus

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