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glean, gleaning

Definition:

The term "glean" means to go through a field or orchard to pick up whatever grain or fruit the harvesters have left behind.

  • God told the Israelites to let the widows, poor people, and foreigners glean the leftover grain in order to provide food for themselves.
  • Sometimes the owner of the field would allow the gleaners to go directly behind the harvesters to glean, which enabled them to glean much more of the grain.
  • A clear example of how this worked is in the story of Ruth, who was generously allowed to glean among the harvesters in the fields of her relative Boaz.
  • Other ways to translate "glean" can be, "pick up" or "gather" or "collect."

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