·noun The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.
Tilling the ground (Gen. 2:15; 4:2, 3, 12) and rearing cattle were the chief employments in ancient ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
This was little cared for by the patriarchs. The pastoral life, however, was the means of keeping th...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary