Dictionary of Bible Themes The vat in which grapes were trodden to produce juice for making wine. Scripture sometimes uses the image of treading grapes at the winepress to depict scenes of divine wrath and punishment. Deuteronomy 15:12-14Winepresses were widely used See also Numbers 18:25-27,30Judges 6:11 2 Kings 6:24-27 Nehemiah 13:15 Treading grapes at winepresses See also Literal references Job 24:11Isaiah 16:10 Jeremiah 48:33 Lamentations 1:15 See also Metaphorical references Isaiah 63:1-6Joel 3:13 Revelation 14:17-20; 19:11-16 Revelation 14:18-19 The association of winepresses with harvest See also Deuteronomy 16:13-15Isaiah 5:1-2 Winepresses in vineyards See also Matthew 21:33-34pp Mk 12:1 Judges 7:25Winepresses in place-names See also Zechariah 14:10See also 1025 God, anger of4435 drinking 4462 grinding 4464 harvest 4536 vinegar 4538 vineyard 4544 wine 4550 winnowing |
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