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he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. The World English Bible translates the passage as: His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with ...
King David purchasing the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite (19th/20th century) David and Araunah making offerings at the altar (circle of Lambert Jacobsz, 17th century) Araunah ( Hebrew : אֲרַוְנָה ʾǍrawnā ) was a Jebusite mentioned in the Second Book of Samuel , who owned the threshing floor on Mount Moriah which David ...
Also we are here reminded of the words of John concerning the threshing-floor, and the fan, the chaff, and the wheat." [5] Hilary of Poitiers: "Figuratively; When salvation was given to the Gentiles, then all cities and towns were enlightened by the power and entrance of Christ, and escaped every former sickness and infirmity. The Lord pities ...
Whereas the mention of Moriah in Genesis could be referring to any mountainous region, the book of Chronicles says that the location of Araunah's threshing floor is on "Mount Moriah" and that the Temple of Solomon was built over Araunah's threshing floor. [8]
Traditionally a threshing-floor could be a site of theophany (Judges 6:37) and a place for receiving divine messages (2 Kings 22:10) as extrabiblically also the case at Ugarit, but the text does not claim that Araunah's threshing-floor was originally a Jebusite sanctuary. [23]
Naomi sends Ruth to the threshing floor at night where Boaz sleeps, directing Ruth to "uncover his feet and lie down" and await his instructions" . Ruth complies. On awakening, Boaz asks her who she is, and she replies: "I am your handmaid Ruth. Spread your robe over your handmaid, for you are a redeeming kinsman" (3:9 NJPS).
The siege of Jebus is described in passages of the Hebrew Bible as having occurred when the Israelites, led by King David, besieged and conquered the Canaanite city of Jerusalem, then known as Jebus (Hebrew: יבוס, Yəḇūs, transl. 'threshing-floor').
Map of Jebus based on the Biblical account: visible is the Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna), Kidron Valley, Ein Rogel, Araunah's threshing-floor and the Citadel of Zion. (Townsend MacCoun, 1899) (Townsend MacCoun, 1899)