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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 4508 sickle
4508 sickle
4508 sickle
A cutting tool with a short handle used in harvesting grain. Early blades were made of wood lined with flint teeth; these were later replaced with curved iron blades. The cutting down of grain at harvest with a sickle is used as a symbol of God’s judgment.
Sickles used to harvest grain
Mk 4:29 See also Dt 16:9; Dt 23:25 Sickles were not to be used in another person’s field; 1Sa 13:19-21; Jer 50:16
Cutting down grain as a symbol of judgment
Joel 3:13; Rev 14:14-19 See also Isa 17:5; Jer 51:33; Mic 4:12; Mt 13:30
See also
| 4406 | agriculture |
| 4428 | corn |
| 4456 | grain |
| 4464 | harvest |
| 4510 | sowing & reaping |
| 5583 | tools |
| 9210 | judgment, God’s |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
