Good afternoon, ciao!
Here's an excellent overall site about agriculture during the Biblical
period of the modern-day Israeli region. No maps, but great
information! It's interesting to note that as well as normal worries
such as soil, weather, and pests these farmers had religious
constrictions to deal with.
Other aspects of life during those times is similarly dealt with --
the links to those pages can be found below the farming article.
Bridges For Peace
http://www.bridgesforpeace.com/publications/dispatch/everydaylife/Article-12.html
HERE'S an interesting opinion -- not really connected to your
question, but thought-provoking to say the least (and quite possibly
upsetting to some).
Jesus Was the Saviour of Our Crops
http://www.thetoque.net/103001/rc_scarecrow.htm
And here's an interesting interpretation of why Jesus' miracle of
changing water to wine mightn't be historically accurate. It concerns
the predominance of grains over grapes in the agriculture of the
Middle East during this time.
Jesus Made Beer
http://www.beerchurch.com/jesus.htm
Get an overview of Biblical agriculture methods and crops here:
Biblical Agriculture
http://www.auracom.com/~gmilroy/agricult.htm
This is a review of a book which, if you don't care to purchase it,
might be available through your local library:
Eisenbrauns - Agriculture in Iron Age Israel
https://www.eisenbrauns.com/ECOM/_0SV0WUQ4X.HTM
Interesting facts can be found here (for pre-Jesus times)
Agriculture in Bible times (explanation) - WebBible Encyclopedia
http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/agriculture.html
Quotes of Jesus' words from the Bible are used to support the
statements and explanations about crops, farming methods, tools, and
traditions relating to agriculture in Jesus' day.
Agriculture in Jesus' Day
http://www.cmj.org.uk/agric.html
I'll leave the map and main crops parts of the question to
researchers.
Ciao, ciao!!
revbrenda1st |
