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kôrn ( דּגן , dāghān ; σίτος , sı́tos ): A word used for cereals generally (Genesis 27:28 , Genesis 27:37 , etc., the King James Version) much as our English word "corn." the American Standard Revised Version almost invariably substitutes "grain" for "corn." The latter may be taken to include (1) barley, (2) wheat, (3) fitches (vetches), (4) lentils, (5) beans, (6) millet, (7) rye - the wrong translation for vetches, (8) pulse - for all these see separate articles. Rye and oats are not cultivated in Palestine For many references to corn see AGRICULTURE; FOOD . "A corn κόκκος , kókkos , the Revised Version (British and American) "grain" of wheat" is mentioned (John 12:24 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Corn'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​c/corn.html. 1915.
 
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