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What Does “Reaper” Mean in the Bible?

Office or title

One who cuts the wheat or barley at harvest time.

Where it appears in the Bible

Ruth 2:3

What the Bible says

Ruth 2:3

She went therefore and gleaned the ears of corn after the reapers. And it happened that the owner of that field was Booz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

Source: Dictionary.com, “reaper”

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