So I was praying the psalms tonight and on two different occasions, I saw the word corn. Now if corn was discovered 10,000 years ago by the indigenous people of the New World. Why is it mentioned in the bible?
So I was praying the psalms tonight and on two different occasions, I saw the word corn. Now if corn was discovered 10,000 years ago by the indigenous people of the New World. Why is it mentioned in the bible?
The Biblical usage probably reflects either wheat or barley.
Most likely Barley, as that was the primary food crop of the poor as far as I am aware; but it may also have been wheat, as Jesus' point is that He is Lord of the Sabbath and references the consecrated Shewbread, which was made of wheat. Ears of corn references the ears of whatever grain crop was planted in that field, for which Barley and Wheat have the strongest claim. Secondarily perhaps millet or rye, though much less likely, but they were known though not as often planted.Thank you for your explanation. In Matthew chapter 12 verse 1 : "At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat." Am I to interpret "ears of corn" as ears of wheat, barley & grain?
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Thank you for your explanation. In Matthew chapter 12 verse 1 : "At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat." Am I to interpret "ears of corn" as ears of wheat, barley & grain?
Wheat/grain and barley are used in Reve 6 concerning Famine, as is the denari, which was early centuries Roman currency.Most likely Barley, as that was the primary food crop of the poor as far as I am aware; but it may also have been wheat, as Jesus' point is that He is Lord of the Sabbath and references the consecrated Shewbread, which was made of wheat. Ears of corn references the ears of whatever grain crop was planted in that field, for which Barley and Wheat have the strongest claim. Secondarily perhaps millet or rye, though much less likely, but they were known though not as often planted.
Thank you for your explanation. In Matthew chapter 12 verse 1 : "At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat." Am I to interpret "ears of corn" as ears of wheat, barley & grain?
Corn also represents the "invisible glue" that holds our reality together - subatomic nuclei as they kinda look like one.
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Thank you for your explanation. In Matthew chapter 12 verse 1 : "At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat." Am I to interpret "ears of corn" as ears of wheat, barley & grain?
I wouldn't be too sure about that. It seems it was known in the Old World. Well at least in France & Italy during the crusades. After scouring the internet, I came up with a tiny piece of interesting information. Joseph François Michaud, who was a French Historian, mentioned the word "maize" in his book called 'The History of the Crusades'. Here is an excerpt of it.Maize was totally unknown in the Old World.
I wouldn't be too sure about that. It seems it was known in the Old World. Well at least in France & Italy during the crusades. After scouring the internet, I came up with a tiny piece of interesting information. Joseph François Michaud, who was a French Historian, mentioned the word "maize" in his book called 'The History of the Crusades'. Here is an excerpt of it.
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I find that strange since "maize" is an Indian word. Michaud (late 18th century) would have known of it through the French colony of Quebec. Perhaps there is some confusion here. I am unaware of any physical evidence for it in the Old World.
I wouldn't be too sure about that. It seems it was known in the Old World. Well at least in France & Italy during the crusades. After scouring the internet, I came up with a tiny piece of interesting information. Joseph François Michaud, who was a French Historian, mentioned the word "maize" in his book called 'The History of the Crusades'. Here is an excerpt of it.
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This is a translation error. The Crusaders introduced Buckwheat into western Europe, which was originally called Turkish Corn or Turkey Millet. This same name was later used for Maize, as a lot of the stuff from the New World was termed of exotic old places, too (such as the Turkey bird). So you occasionally find popular historians of the Crusades claiming the Crusaders introduced Maize, but that is just an artifact of shifting naming of grains and archaic nomenclature, and a bit of well-meaning ignorance.I'd be curious to see the original French text. As well as whether or not the term "maize" (or some variation thereof) had been adopted in French to describe something other than maize itself.
Since it would be completely and utterly impossible for maize to have been brought to Italy prior to the Columbian exchange beginning in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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