Vine, this well-known and valuable plant is the subject of frequent Biblical notice and a conspicuous element of Oriental agriculture.
I. The following Hebrew words denote the vine:
1. Géphen (גֶּפֶן), or, more definitely, géphen hay-yáyin (גֶּפֶן חִיִּיַן), of frequent occurrence in the Bible, and used in a general sense. Indeed, géphen sometimes is applied to a plant that resembles a vine in some particulars, as גֶּפֶן שָׂדֶה (géphen sadeh),2 Kings 4:39, i.e. probably the colocynth plant, SEE GOURD, or גֶּפֶן סַדֹם (géphen sedom), the vine of Sodom, certainly not a vine. SEE VINE OF SODOM.
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Author: McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia
Keywords: Vine, Grape, Wine, Vineyard
Bible reference(s): 1 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 4:39, 2 Samuel 24:18, Amos 9:13, Deuteronomy 22:9, Deuteronomy 23:24, Deuteronomy 24:21, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 6:11, Exodus 22:5, Exodus 23:11, Ezekiel 13:4, Ezekiel 15:2, Ezekiel 19:11, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 40:9, Genesis 49:11, Genesis 9:20, Hosea 10:1, Isaiah 1:8, Isaiah 16:10, Isaiah 18:5, Isaiah 5:2, Isaiah 65:8, Jeremiah 2:21, Jeremiah 25:30, Jeremiah 31:5, Jeremiah 49:9, Jeremiah 6:1, Joel 1:7, John 15:2, Judges 7:25, Judges 9:27, Leviticus 25:5, Luke 13:6, Matthew 21:33, Micah 4:4, Micah 7:1, Nehemiah 3:14, Nehemiah 4:3, Numbers 13:23, Numbers 20:5, Numbers 22:24, Numbers 6:4, Psalms 128:3, Psalms 78:47, Psalms 80:13, Song of Solomon 2:13, Song of Solomon 7:11, Zechariah 14:10
Source: John McClintock and James Strong, Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature.
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