Bible Encyclopedias
Farm
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
farm : Matthew 22:5 is the only passage where αγρος , agros , has been rendered "farm." In the many other passages where the same word occurs it is rendered "field" or "piece of ground." Farms such as the Occidental is accustomed to see, namely, isolated dwellings with their groups of outbuildings, surrounded by walls or hedges and overlooking the planted fields, were probably unknown in Palestine. For protection against wild beasts and Arab marauders everyone lived in a village and went out to his fields, located perhaps miles away, only as occasion required.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Farm'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​f/farm.html. 1915.