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Coulter

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
A coulter was the cutting or facing part of a plow that opened the soil. It is associated with agricultural tools that could be beaten into weapons or weapons into farming implements.
Biblical Usage
The coulter is mentioned among agricultural tools in 1 Samuel 13:20-21. Related passages use the term “ploughshare,” including texts describing the conversion of weapons and farming implements.
Scripture References
1 Samuel 13:20 1 Samuel 13:21 Isaiah 2:4 Micah 4:3 Joel 3:10