Genesis Chapter 41 verse 5 Holy Bible
And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
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But he went to sleep again and had a second dream, in which he saw seven heads of grain, full and good, all on one stem.
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And he slept and dreamed the second time; and behold, seven ears of corn grew up on one stalk, fat and good.
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And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
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And he slept and dreamed the second time: and behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
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He slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.
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And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - And he slept and dreamed the second time (that same night): and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank (i.e. fat) and good. This clearly pointed to the corn of the Nile valley, the triticum compositum, which Bears seven ears upon one stalk. The assertion of Herodotus, that the Egyptians counted it a disgrace to live on wheat and barley (2:36), Wilkinson regards as incorrect, since "both wheat and barley are noticed in Lower Egypt long before Herodotus' time (Exodus 9:31, 32), and the paintings of the Thebaid prove that they were grown extensively in that part of the country; they were among the offerings in the temples; and the king, at his coronation, cutting some ears of wheat, afterwards offered to the gods as the staple production of Egypt, shows how great a value was set on a grain which Herodotus would lead us to suppose was held in abhorrence" (Rawlinson's 'Hexodotus,' vol. 2. p. 49).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Seven ears . . . upon one stalk.--The wheat cultivated in Egypt is called triticum compositum, because it produces several ears upon the same stalk. The statement of Herodotus (ii. 36), that the Egyptians regarded it as disgraceful to feed upon wheat or barley, is disproved by the paintings in the temples, especially in the district of Thebes, which show that it was the main crop there, and its cultivation held in high honour. Maspero, Hist. Ancienne, p. 9, says, "In spite of Herodotus, the usual food of the people was wheat and other cereals, which the soil of Egypt produces in abundance."
