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He slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up on one stalk, rank and good.
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A Realistic Vision
Commentators note that the dream's image of seven ears of grain on a single stalk was not pure fantasy. Scholars identify a type of wheat grown in Egypt (triticum compositum) that could produce multiple ears per stalk. This detail grounded the dream in a recognizable reality, signifying an extraordinary, but conceivable, abundance.
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18th Century
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Seven ears ... upon one stalk. —The wheat cultivated in Egypt is called triticum compositum, because it produces several ears upo…
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Reformed Baptist
And he slept, and dreamed the second time He fell asleep again quickly, and dreamed another dream the same night, an…
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