Genesis 9:20

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Noah, a farmer, was the first person to plant a vineyard.

Cross References

Genesis 3:23

So the Lord God sent the man out of the Garden of Eden to farm the ground from which the man had been formed.

Genesis 4:2

Then she gave birth to another child, Abel, Cain’s brother. Abel was a shepherd, and Cain was a farmer.

Genesis 5:29

He named him Noah [Relief], and said, “This child will bring us relief from the work and painful labor of our hands since the Lord has cursed the ground.”

Genesis 9:19

These were Noah’s three sons. From them the whole earth was populated. Ham was the father of Canaan.

Genesis 9:21

He drank some wine, got drunk, and lay naked inside his tent.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life, but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.

Proverbs 12:11

Whoever works his land will have plenty to eat, but the one who chases unrealistic dreams has no sense.

Proverbs 24:30

I passed by a lazy person’s field, the vineyard belonging to a person without sense.

Ecclesiastes 5:9

Yet, a king is an advantage for a country with cultivated fields.

Song of Solomon 1:6

Stop staring at me because I am so dark. The sun has tanned me. My brothers were angry with me. They made me the caretaker of the vineyards. I have not even taken care of my own vineyard.

1 Corinthians 9:7

Does a soldier ever serve in the army at his own expense? Does anyone plant a vineyard and not eat the grapes? Does anyone take care of a flock and not drink milk from the sheep?

Deuteronomy 20:6

If you have planted a vineyard and not enjoyed the grapes, you may go home. Otherwise, you might die in battle, and someone else will enjoy the grapes.

Deuteronomy 28:30

You will be engaged to a woman, but another man will have sex with her. You will build a house, but you won’t live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you won’t enjoy the grapes.