Dictionary of Bible Themes: 4538 vineyard

4538 vineyard

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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A cultivated field or garden, sometimes surrounded by a wall, in which vines and other trees were grown. Israel is sometimes compared to a vineyard. Some of Jesus Christ's parables concern vineyards.

Vineyards were sometimes surrounded by walls

Matthew 21:33 pp Mark 12:1 See also Numbers 22:24

Vineyards were associated with a settled, peaceful life

Isaiah 65:20-22 See also Genesis 9:20; Deuteronomy 6:10-11; 2 Kings 18:31-32 pp Isaiah 36:16-17; 2 Kings 19:29 pp Isaiah 37:30; 2 Chronicles 26:10; Nehemiah 9:25; Psalm 107:37-38; Songs 7:12; Jeremiah 31:3-5; Jeremiah 32:15; Jeremiah 35:6-10; Ezekiel 28:26; Amos 9:14

Vineyards were important for agriculture

2 Kings 25:11-12 pp Jeremiah 39:9-10 pp Jeremiah 52:15-16 See also Numbers 20:17; Numbers 21:22; Deuteronomy 20:6; Judges 14:5; Judges 15:4-5; 1 Samuel 8:10-14; 1 Chronicles 27:27; Nehemiah 5:1-5,11; Isaiah 61:5

Vineyards were a sign of wealth

1 Samuel 22:7 See also 2 Kings 5:26; Proverbs 31:16; Ecclesiastes 2:4

Regulations relating to vineyards

Leviticus 19:10 See also Exodus 22:5; Exodus 23:11; Leviticus 25:3-4; Deuteronomy 22:9; Deuteronomy 23:24; Deuteronomy 24:21

The produce of vineyards not enjoyed by owner

Deuteronomy 28:39 See also Deuteronomy 28:30; Amos 5:11; Zephaniah 1:13

Naboth's vineyard

1 Kings 21:1-19

Vineyards in parables

Matthew 21:28-32 See also Songs 8:11-12; Matthew 20:1-16 the parable of the workers in the vineyard; Matthew 21:33-44 pp Mark 12:1-11 pp Luke 20:9-18 the parable of the tenants; Luke 13:6-9; 1 Corinthians 9:7

The metaphorical use of vineyards

Ezekiel 19:10 See also Job 24:6; Songs 1:14; Songs 2:15; Isaiah 3:14; Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah 12:10