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It refers to the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest. This practice is deeply rooted in the social and religious fabric of ancient Israelite society and is associated with themes of charity, justice, and provision for the poor and marginalized.<br><br><b>Biblical Foundation</b><br><br>The concept of gleaning is established in the Mosaic Law, where it is presented as a divine commandment to ensure the welfare of the less fortunate. In <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a> , the Israelites are instructed: "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 foreigner. I am the LORD your God."<br><br>Similarly, <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19-21</a> reiterates this command: "When you reap the harvest in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow. When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow."<br><br>These passages highlight the importance of leaving portions of the harvest for those in need, reflecting God's concern for social justice and compassion.<br><br><b>Historical and Cultural Context</b><br><br>In ancient Israel, agriculture was the backbone of the economy, and the majority of the population was involved in farming. The practice of gleaning provided a means for the poor, widows, orphans, and foreigners to sustain themselves. It was a form of social welfare that allowed the needy to maintain their dignity by working for their food rather than relying solely on charity.<br><br>The Book of Ruth provides a vivid narrative of gleaning in action. Ruth, a Moabite widow, gleans in the fields of Boaz, a relative of her deceased husband. <a href="/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2-3</a> states: "And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, 'Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.' 'Go ahead, my daughter,' Naomi replied. So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech."<br><br>Boaz's kindness and adherence to the gleaning laws not only provide for Ruth and Naomi but also set the stage for Ruth's eventual marriage to Boaz, which is significant in the lineage of King David and ultimately, Jesus Christ.<br><br><b>Theological Significance</b><br><br>Gleaning is more than an agricultural practice; it is a tangible expression of God's covenantal love and justice. It underscores the biblical principle that the land ultimately belongs to God, and His people are stewards of His creation. By commanding the Israelites to leave portions of their harvest for the needy, God instills a sense of community responsibility and compassion.<br><br>The practice of gleaning also foreshadows the New Testament teachings on generosity and care for the poor. Jesus' ministry often emphasized helping the marginalized, and the early church continued this tradition of caring for those in need.<br><br>In summary, gleaning in the Bible is a profound example of God's provision and care for all people, particularly the vulnerable, and serves as a model for social justice and charity within the community of faith.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Gleaning</span><p>The gleaning of fruit trees, as well as of corn-fields, was reserved for the poor. [<a href="../c/corner.htm">CORNER</a>]<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Glean.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) The act of gathering after reapers; that which is collected by gleaning.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">GLEANING</span><p>glen'-ing (laqat, `alal): The custom of allowing the poor to follow the reapers in the field and glean the fallen spears of grain is strikingly illustrated in the story of Ruth (<a href="/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2-23</a>). This custom had back of it one of the early agricultural laws of the Hebrews (<a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19-21</a>). Breaking this law was a punishable offense. The generosity of the master of the crop determined the value of the gleanings, as the story of Ruth well illustrates (<a href="/ruth/2-16.htm">Ruth 2:16</a>). A reaper could easily impose upon the master by leaving too much for the gleaners, who might be his own children. The old Levitical law no longer holds in the land, but the custom of allowing the poor to glean in the grain fields and vineyards is still practiced by generous landlords in Syria. The writer has seen the reapers, even when they exercised considerable care, drop from their hands frequent spears of wheat. When the reapers have been hirelings they have carelessly left bunches of wheat standing behind rocks or near the boundary walls. The owner usually sends one of his boy or girl helpers to glean these. If he is of a generous disposition, he allows some needy woman to follow after the reapers and benefit by their carelessness. It is the custom in some districts, after the main crop of grapes has been gathered, to remove the watchman and allow free access to the vineyards for gleaning the last grapes.<br><br>Gideon touched the local pride of the men of Ephraim when he declared that the glory of their conquest surpassed his, as the gleanings of their vineyards did the whole crop of Abiezer (<a href="/judges/8-2.htm">Judges 8:2</a>). Gleaned is used of a captured enemy in <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Judges 20:45</a>.<br><br>Figurative: Israel, because of her wickedness, will be utterly destroyed, even to a thorough gleaning and destruction of those who first escape (<a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">Jeremiah 6:9</a>). The same picture of complete annihilation is given in <a href="/jeremiah/49-9.htm">Jeremiah 49:9, 10</a>.<br><br>James A. Patch<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3951.htm"><span class="l">3951. leqet -- a <b>gleaning</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 3950, 3951. leqet. 3952 . a <b>gleaning</b>. Transliteration: leqet Phonetic<br> Spelling: (leh'-ket) Short Definition: <b>gleaning</b>. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3951.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5955.htm"><span class="l">5955. oleloth -- a <b>gleaning</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> a <b>gleaning</b>. Transliteration: oleloth or oleloth Phonetic Spelling: (o-lay-law')<br> Short Definition: gleanings. <b>...</b> <b>gleaning</b> of the grapes, grape-gleanings. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5955.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3491.htm"><span class="l">3491. yethur -- range</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin another reading for tur, qv. range Passive participle of yathar; properly,<br> what is left, ie (by implication) a <b>gleaning</b> -- range. see HEBREW yathar. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3491.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3950.htm"><span class="l">3950. laqat -- to pick or gather up, glean</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin a prim. root Definition to pick or gather up, glean NASB Word Usage<br> gather (15), gathered (8), glean (8), gleaned (4), <b>gleaning</b> (1), picked (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3950.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/anonymous/mother_stories_from_the_old_testament/boaz_and_ruth.htm"><span class="l">Boaz and Ruth.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When Naomi returned to Bethlehem she was poor. The poor were allowed at harvest<br> time to follow the reapers; <b>gleaning</b> or gathering up the stray ears of corn. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/mother stories from the old testament/boaz and ruth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cyril/lectures_of_s_cyril_of_jerusalem/lecture_xiv_on_the_words.htm"><span class="l">On the Words, and Rose Again from the Dead on the Third Day, and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Prepare thyself, be rising at the dawn: all their <b>gleaning</b> is destroyed [1686] :<br> the <b>gleaning</b>, that is, of the Jews, with whom there is not a cluster, nay not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/lecture xiv on the words.htm</font><p><a href="/library/marshall/the_wonder_book_of_bible_stories/the_story_of_ruth_the.htm"><span class="l">The Story of Ruth, the Gleaner</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the reapers had left. It so happened that she was <b>gleaning</b> in the field<br> that belonged to Boaz, this rich man. Boaz came out from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../marshall/the wonder book of bible stories/the story of ruth the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/steedman/the_babe_in_the_bulrushes/ruth_the_gleaner.htm"><span class="l">Ruth, the Gleaner</span></a> <br><b>...</b> should help her. He would begin by helping the sweet-faced daughter-in-<br> law who had chanced to come <b>gleaning</b> upon his land. So he <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/steedman/the babe in the bulrushes/ruth the gleaner.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/the_water_of_life_and_other_sermons/sermon_x_ruth.htm"><span class="l">Ruth</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then he saw Ruth, who had happened to light upon his field, <b>gleaning</b> after the reapers,<br> and found out who she was, and bid her glean without fear, and abide by <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/the water of life and other sermons/sermon x ruth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lamartine/atheism_among_the_people/v_god_when_one_believes.htm"><span class="l">God, when one Believes in Him as You and I Do...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of others with property only sufficient for their needs; there are some, finally,<br> without any personal possession but their hands, and <b>gleaning</b> for themselves <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lamartine/atheism among the people/v god when one believes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ephraim/hymns_and_homilies_of_ephraim_the_syrian/hymn_vii_the_son_of.htm"><span class="l">The Son of the Maker is Like unto his Father as Maker!</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [460] She hasted and was a heifer to Boaz, that should bring forth Thee, the fatted<br> Calf. She went <b>gleaning</b> for her love of Thee; she gathered straw. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn vii the son of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_b/the_pharisees_sabbath_and_christs.htm"><span class="l">The Pharisees' Sabbath and Christ's</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Moses had not forbidden such <b>gleaning</b>, but the casuistry which had spun its<br> multitudinous webs over the law, hiding the gold beneath their dirty films, had <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the pharisees sabbath and christs.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gerberding/the_way_of_salvation_in_the_lutheran_church/chapter_vii_judges_and_ruth.htm"><span class="l">Judges and Ruth.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> II. The Return to Jerusalem, 1:6-22. III. Ruth and Boaz, Chs.2-4. 1. <b>Gleaning</b> the<br> fields of Boaz, Ch.2. 2. Ruth married to Boaz, Chs.3-4. A. A bold act, Ch.3. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter vii judges and ruth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palmer/a_birds-eye_view_of_the_bible/iii_the_kingdom_conquering.htm"><span class="l">The Kingdom Conquering</span></a> <br><b>...</b> this book? 3. Write a paragraph of one hundred words about <b>gleaning</b>, based<br> upon this book and other portions of Scripture. 4. In <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../palmer/a birds-eye view of the bible/iii the kingdom conquering.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/g/gleaning.htm"><span class="l"><b>Gleaning</b> (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glean. 2. (n.) The act of gathering after reapers; that<br> which is collected by <b>gleaning</b>. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>GLEANING</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gleaning.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grape.htm"><span class="l">Grape (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isn't the <b>gleaning</b> of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? <b>...</b> If<br> grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some <b>gleaning</b> grapes? <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grape.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/reaping.htm"><span class="l">Reaping (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In John's vision he saw an angel reap the earth (Revelation 14:15, 16). See<br> AGRICULTURE; <b>GLEANING</b>. James A. Patch. Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/reaping.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grape-gatherers.htm"><span class="l">Grape-gatherers (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Grape-gatherers (2 Occurrences). Jeremiah 49:9 If<br> grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some <b>gleaning</b> grapes? <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grape-gatherers.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pickers.htm"><span class="l">Pickers (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Pickers (2 Occurrences). Jeremiah 49:9 If grape gatherers<br> came to you, would they not leave some <b>gleaning</b> grapes? <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pickers.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grapes.htm"><span class="l">Grapes (74 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). Judges 8:2 He said to them, "What have I now done in comparison with you?<br> Isn't the <b>gleaning</b> of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grapes.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm"><span class="l">Ruth (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> At Bethlehem Ruth employed herself in <b>gleaning</b> in the field during the harvest and<br> was noticed by Boaz, the owner of the field, a near kinsman of her father-in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/ruth.htm - 26k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thieves.htm"><span class="l">Thieves (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Jeremiah 49:9 If grape gatherers<br> came to you, would they not leave some <b>gleaning</b> grapes? <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thieves.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gleanings.htm"><span class="l">Gleanings (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gleanings.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wouldn't.htm"><span class="l">Wouldn't (67 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> your commandments. (WEB). Jeremiah 49:9 If grape gatherers came to you,<br> would they not leave some <b>gleaning</b> grapes? if thieves by <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wouldn't.htm - 26k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/gleaning-in-the-Bible.html">What is the meaning of gleaning in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/content_topical_culture.html">Topical: Biblical Culture ' Article Index | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Ruth.html">Who was Ruth in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/gleaning.htm">Gleaning: 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">Gleaning (10 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9</a></span><br />"'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a></span><br />"'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap into the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest: you shall leave them for the poor, and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.'"<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/8-2.htm">Judges 8:2</a></span><br />He said to them, "What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn't the <span class="boldtext">gleaning</span> of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">Ruth 2:23</a></span><br />So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law. <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/17-5.htm">Isaiah 17:5</a></span><br />And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Isaiah 17:6</a></span><br />Yet gleanings will be left there, like the shaking of an olive tree, two or three olives in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outermost branches of a fruitful tree," says Yahweh, the God of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Isaiah 24:13</a></span><br />For it will be so in the midst of the earth among the peoples, as the shaking of an olive tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-9.htm">Jeremiah 49:9</a></span><br />If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some <span class="boldtext">gleaning</span> grapes? if thieves by night, wouldn't they destroy until they had enough?<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/obadiah/1-5.htm">Obadiah 1:5</a></span><br />"If thieves came to you, if robbers by night-oh, what disaster awaits you-wouldn't they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some <span class="boldtext">gleaning</span> grapes?<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1</a></span><br />Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard: There is no cluster of grapes to eat. 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