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Farming Tools
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Various farming tools such as plough. |
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Ploughing Farming
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Description of farming activities done during the ancient times. |
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Goats Treading in the Grain
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Farming illustration of goats treading the grain. |
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Grain Growing in Patches
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Grain growing in patches. |
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Sowing
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The process of planting seeds. |
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Pattern of Sowing
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Sowing is the process of planting the seeds. |
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Wheat - Field with Olives
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Wheat - Field with olives. |
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Reaping Wheat
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Illustration of reaping wheat. |
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Reaping
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A field ready to be harvested. |
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Hand-swipe
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Hand-swipe, from a slab at Sennacherib. |
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Shadoof
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A shadoof or pole and bucket for watering the garden. |
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Ancient Coin
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Obv.: Bunch of fruits. Rev.: Tetrastyle temple with a star above. |
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Hoe
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A narrow razor-sharp blade which is used for cutting weeds. |
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Tending Flocks And Herds
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Most people are employed in agriculture during the bible times, chiefly attending to their flocks and herds. |
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Springs Of Water
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Wells and springs of water are very valuable because of the large flocks and herds. |
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Cultivation Of Land
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To cultivate the land, they manure the ground. |
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Threshing Out the Grain
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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
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Illustration of a store house in the fields. |
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Working In The Fields
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Agriculture is the main occupation during the bible times where corn and wheat are very abundant. |
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Moreg
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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
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Illustration of a watch tower in a vineyard. |
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Watered Garden
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Illustration of a watered garden. |
