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Earing

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
Earing is an old word meaning plowing or tilling the ground. It occurs in older English Bible translations where newer translations generally use “plowing.”
Biblical Usage
Older English versions use “earing” in passages concerning plowing and harvest. Later versions generally translate the underlying Hebrew word with “plowing.”
Scripture References
Genesis 45:6 Exodus 34:21 1 Samuel 8:12 Deuteronomy 21:4 Isaiah 30:24