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Grain

Agriculture & Daily Life • Both
Grain refers to a seed or cereal crop such as wheat, barley, or spelt. Scripture uses it literally in agriculture and figuratively for individual seeds and the resurrection body.
Biblical Usage
Scripture uses grain for a small kernel, the individual seed of mustard, and wheat. The image of a grain also serves in teaching about burial and the resurrection body.
Scripture References
Amos 9:9 Matthew 13:31 John 12:24 John 12:1