VINEYARDS
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Origin and antiquity of
The design of planting
Frequently walled or fenced with hedges
Cottages built in, for the keepers
Provided with the apparatus for making wine
The stones carefully gathered out of
Frequently let out to husbandmen
Rent of, frequently paid by part of the fruit
Were often mortgaged
Estimated rent of
Estimated profit arising from, to the cultivators
The poor engaged in the culture of
Members of the family often wrought in
Mode of hiring and paying labourers for working in
Of the kings of Israel superintended by officers of the state
Of red grapes particularly esteemed
The produce of, was frequently destroyed by enemies
The whole produce of, often destroyed by insects, &c
In unfavourable seasons produced but little wine
The wicked judicially deprived of the enjoyment of
The Rechabites forbidden to plant
Of the slothful man neglected and laid waste
LAWS RESPECTING
Not to be planted with different kinds of seed
Not to be cultivated in the Sabbatical year
The spontaneous fruit of, not to be gathered during the sabbatical year
Compensation in kind to be made for injury done to
Strangers entering, allowed to eat fruit of, but not to take any away
The gleaning of, to be left for the poor
The fruit of new, not to be eaten for three years
The fruit of new, to be holy to the Lord in the fourth year
The fruit of new, to be eaten by the owners from the fifth year
Planters of, not liable to military service till they had eaten of the fruit
THE VINTAGE OR INGATHERING OF
Was a time of great rejoicing
Sometimes continued to the time of sowing seed
Failure in, occasioned great grief
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of the Jewish Church
(Failure of,) of severe calamities
(Cleaning grapes of,) of the elect