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Peah (i)

Subject Religion » Judaism

DOI: 10.1111/b.9780631187288.1992.x

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(“corner”) Term used specifically of the corner of a field, in connection with the rules on gleaning. GLEANINGS are one of the obligatory gifts to the poor (Leviticus 19.9–10; 23.22), and the Bible specifies that they should be left at the corners of a field that is being harvested. The rabbis taught that at least one-sixtieth of the harvest should be left. In the event of a good crop or a large number of poor gleaners, the proportion should be increased. ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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The Blackwell Dictionary of Judaica

Edited by: Dan Cohn-Sherbok
eISBN: 9780631187288
Print publication date: 1992

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