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== Agriculture and biology ==
Given that the time in which the Bible was written predates the industrial revolution by over a millenium, it is not surprising that agricultural themes
* Noah grows grapes and brews wine ([[Genesis 9:20]] - [[Genesis 9:21]])
* Jacob (which means "deceiver", and perhaps that has some relevance to the story) uses selective breeding and perhaps genetic modification to make his flock better than his father Laban's ([[Genesis 30:29]] - [[Genesis 30:43]])
* Grain storage facilities are used to minimse the effects of a famine ([[Genesis 41:47]] - [[Genesis 41:49]])
* It is a law in Israel that land should lie fallow every seventh year ([[Exodus 23:10]] - [[Exodus 23:11]], [[Leviticus 25:1]] - [[Leviticus 25:7]])
* Solomon's wisdom was not only in the fields of politics, leadership, literature, spirituality etc: he was also famed for his scientific work in botany and zoology ([[1 Kings 4:33]])
There are also numerous agricultural allusions, such as:
* God will make Israel into a threshing-sledge to thresh, crush and winnow their enemies ([[Isaiah 41:15]])
== Military technology ==
