Husbandry (2 Occurrences)

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1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. (KJV ASV DBY WBS)

2 Chronicles 26:10 Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Thesaurus

Husbandry (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HUSBANDMAN; HUSBANDRY. ... The church is referred to
as "God's husbandry" in 1 Corinthians 3:9 (m "tilled land"). James A. Patch. ...
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Husbandmen (21 Occurrences)
... for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also,
and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. ...
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Carmel (33 Occurrences)
... Evidences of the ancient husbandry which made it famous are found in the cisterns,
and the oil and wine presses cut in the surface of the rock. ...
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Husbandman (7 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HUSBANDMAN; HUSBANDRY. ... The church is referred to
as "God's husbandry" in 1 Corinthians 3:9 (m "tilled land"). James A. Patch. ...
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Vine-dressers (18 Occurrences)
... for he had many cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also,
and vine-dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. ...
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Labourers (11 Occurrences)
... WEY). 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are
God's husbandry, ye are God's building. (KJV). Philippians ...
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Laborers (19 Occurrences)
... (WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV). 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are laborers together with
God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. (WBS). ...
/l/laborers.htm - 11k

Wilderness (304 Occurrences)
... Otherwise it is in contrast with the symbolic title in Isaiah 22:1. Jerusalem is
the "valley of vision," rich in spiritual husbandry; whereas Babylon, the ...
/w/wilderness.htm - 43k

Fellow-workmen (5 Occurrences)
... Jesus, (DBY YLT). 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are God's fellow-workmen; ye are
God's husbandry, God's building. (DBY YLT). 2 Corinthians ...
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Fellow-workers (6 Occurrences)
... Christ Jesus, (ASV). 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are God's fellow-workers: ye
are God's husbandry, God's building. (ASV). Philippians 4 ...
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Greek

1091. georgion -- cultivation
... Neuter Transliteration: georgion Phonetic Spelling: (gheh-ore'-ghee-on) Short
Definition: a tilled field Definition: a tilled field, cultivation, husbandry. ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HUSBANDMAN; HUSBANDRY

huz'-band-man, huz'-band-ri: Husbandman, originally a "householder" or "master of the house," is now limited in its meaning to "farmer" or "tiller of the soil." In this sense it is the correct translation of the various Biblical words: ish 'adahamah, literally, "man of the soil" (Genesis 9:20); 'ikkar, literally, "digger," "a farmer" (2 Chronicles 26:10 Jeremiah 31:24; Jeremiah 51:23 Amos 5:16 Joel 1:11); gubh, "to dig" (2 Kings 25:12); yaghabh, "to dig" (Jeremiah 52:16); georgos, "cultivator" (Matthew 21:33 John 15:1 James 5:7).

See AGRICULTURE.

It is a common practice in Palestine and Syria today for a rich man to own lands in many different parts of the country. He sets farmers over these different tracts who, with the helpers, do the plowing, planting, reaping, etc.; or he lets out his lands to farmers who pay him an annual rental or return to him a certain percentage of the crop. Much of the plain of Esdraelon, for example, was until recently owned by Beirut proprietors and farmed in this way. The writer while riding on the plain near ancient Dan, was surprised to overtake an acquaintance from Beirut (3 days' journey away), who had just dismounted at one of his farms to inspect it and to receive the annual account of his farmer. The pride with which the husbandman pointed out the abundant harvest will not be forgotten. All the difficulties of the owner with his husbandmen described by Jesus are often repeated today.

Figurative: Jesus said "I am the true vine, and my father is the husbandman" (John 15:1). He sows, cultivates, prunes and expects fruits from His church. In the parable of the Householder (Matthew 21:33), the wicked husbandmen were the Jews. The church is referred to as "God's husbandry" in 1 Corinthians 3:9 (m "tilled land").

James A. Patch