Bible Dictionaries
Gleaning
Holman Bible Dictionary
The process of gathering grain or produce left in a field by reapers or on a vine or tree by pickers. Mosaic law required leaving this portion so that the poor and aliens might have a means of earning a living (Leviticus 19:9-10; Leviticus 23:22; Deuteronomy 24:19-21; compare Ruth 2:1 ). Isaiah compared the few grapes or olives left for gleaners to the small remnant of Israel God would leave when He judged them (Isaiah 17:5-9 ). One day, however, God would again gather or glean His remnant one by one and return them to worship in Jerusalem (Isaiah 27:12 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Gleaning'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/g/gleaning.html. 1991.