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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Picker</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/p/picker.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/acts/17-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/p/picker.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Picker</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/p/picked.htm" title="Picked">◄</a> Picker <a href="/topical/p/pickers.htm" title="Pickers">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In biblical times, the term "picker" is not directly mentioned in the Scriptures. However, the concept of picking or gathering is prevalent throughout the Bible, often associated with agricultural practices, harvests, and the gathering of fruits and grains. The role of a picker, therefore, can be understood through the lens of these activities, which were central to the agrarian society of ancient Israel.<br><br><b>Agricultural Context</b><br><br>The Israelites were primarily an agrarian society, and the cycles of planting and harvesting were integral to their way of life. The Law of Moses included numerous instructions related to agriculture, emphasizing the importance of the harvest and the ethical treatment of workers. For instance, <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a> instructs, "When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God."<br><br>This passage highlights the practice of leaving gleanings for the poor and the foreigner, indicating that pickers, or those who gathered the harvest, played a role in ensuring provision for the less fortunate. The act of picking was not only a task of labor but also a means of fulfilling God's command to care for the needy.<br><br><b>Harvest and Festivals</b><br><br>The harvest was a time of great significance and joy, often associated with festivals and offerings to God. The Feast of Weeks, also known as Pentecost, was one such festival that celebrated the wheat harvest. <a href="/deuteronomy/16-9.htm">Deuteronomy 16:9-10</a> states, "You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain. And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you."<br><br>During these times, pickers would have been actively involved in gathering the crops, ensuring that the community could celebrate and give thanks to God for His provision. The work of the picker was thus intertwined with the spiritual and communal life of Israel.<br><br><b>Parables and Teachings of Jesus</b><br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus often used agricultural imagery in His parables and teachings. While the term "picker" is not used, the concept of gathering is evident. In the Parable of the Weeds, Jesus speaks of the harvest at the end of the age, where the reapers will gather the wheat into the barn and burn the weeds (<a href="/matthew/13-30.htm">Matthew 13:30</a>). This imagery underscores the importance of discernment and the ultimate gathering of God's people.<br><br>Similarly, in <a href="/john/4-35.htm">John 4:35-36</a> , Jesus says, "Do you not say, 'There are still four months until the harvest'? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together." Here, the act of gathering is linked to the spiritual harvest, where the labor of spreading the Gospel results in the gathering of souls for eternal life.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>While the specific role of a "picker" is not explicitly detailed in the Bible, the concept of gathering and harvesting is deeply embedded in the biblical narrative. It reflects both the physical labor necessary for sustenance and the spiritual labor involved in the Kingdom of God. The imagery of picking and gathering serves as a powerful metaphor for God's provision, the care for the needy, and the ultimate gathering of believers into His eternal kingdom.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fiber.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A priming wire for cleaning the vent.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4691.htm"><span class="l">4691. spermologos -- a seed <b>picker</b>, fig. one who picks up scraps <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a seed <b>picker</b>, fig. <b>...</b> Word Origin from sperma and lego (to pick out, same verb as<br> lego but with a different mean.) Definition a seed <b>picker</b>, fig. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4691.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/pauls_great_speech_at_athens.htm"><span class="l">Paul's Great Speech at Athens</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Some of them said, "What has this <b>picker</b>-up of scraps of learning to say?" Others<br> said, "He seems to be a herald of some new deities." This was because he had <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sherman/the childrens bible/pauls great speech at athens.htm</font><p><a href="/library/theodoret/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_theodoret/prologue.htm"><span class="l">Prologue.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and (b) "beg for contributions." So eranistes is by some rendered "beggar." The<br> idea of Theodoretus seems rather that his worse character is a <b>picker</b> up of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/prologue.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/picker.htm"><span class="l"><b>Picker</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick;<br> one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton <b>picker</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/picker.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/picked.htm"><span class="l">Picked (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/picked.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/proclaimer.htm"><span class="l">Proclaimer (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 17:18 And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together<br> to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed <b>picker</b> wish to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/proclaimer.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pickers.htm"><span class="l">Pickers (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pickers.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/proclaim.htm"><span class="l">Proclaim (172 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 17:18 And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together<br> to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed <b>picker</b> wish to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/proclaim.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rising.htm"><span class="l">Rising (162 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 17:18 And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together<br> to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed <b>picker</b> wish to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rising.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wish.htm"><span class="l">Wish (141 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 17:18 And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together<br> to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed <b>picker</b> wish to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wish.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/seed.htm"><span class="l">Seed (337 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 17:18 And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together<br> to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed <b>picker</b> wish to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/seed.htm - 41k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Book-of-Amos.html">Summary of the Book of Amos - Bible Survey | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/proof-inspiration-Bible.html">Is there proof for the inspiration of the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/picker.htm">Picker: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Picker (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/17-18.htm">Acts 17:18</a></span><br />And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed <span class="boldtext">picker</span> wish to say?' and others, 'Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/picker.htm">Picker</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/picking.htm">Picking (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/picker.htm">Picker (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/plunderers.htm">Plunderers (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/awaits.htm">Awaits (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gleaning.htm">Gleaning (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/thieves.htm">Thieves (25 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/grape.htm">Grape (20 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/robbers.htm">Robbers (21 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/steal.htm">Steal (29 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/ruined.htm">Ruined (65 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wouldn't.htm">Wouldn't (67 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wanted.htm">Wanted (73 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/grapes.htm">Grapes (74 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/p/picked.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Picked"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Picked" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/p/pickers.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Pickers"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Pickers" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>